The FCA and FOS are both run by human beings and therefore there will always be differences in dealing with something as subjective as suitability, a top regulatory official says.
A Financial Planning group has completed its seventh takeover of the year.
A leading figure from the FCA has praised Paraplanners for developing their own profession, without relying on the regulator to prompt them.
The head of the Paraplanner Powwow movement has called for the creation of a Paraplanning academy to help inject much needed fresh blood into the sector.
A Financial Planning firm which set up a new pensions telephone advice service earlier this year has been bought for £258m by insurers Marsh & McLennan.
An FCA expert on a quest to quell regulation ‘myths’ has urged Financial Planners and Paraplanners to raise concerns and questions directly to the regulator.
The leaders behind moves to create a new standard for the Paraplanning profession have already held talks with professional bodies, Financial Planning Today has been told.
A new retirement advice standard has been launched by SOLLA, the Society of Later Life Advisers.
A former HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) criminal investigator from Birmingham, who tipped off his friends when their VAT scam was uncovered, has been jailed for 12 months.
Most professional football clubs in England and Scotland leave players to handle their own tax affairs, potentially allowing footballers to fall foul of tax avoidance schemes, according to a report by BDO.