10/01/2012
The ban would cover what the FSA calls “non-mainstream pooled investments” including Ucis, qualified investor schemes, securities issued by special purpose vehicles and traded life settlements.
10/01/2012
Under the new system, people seeking financial advice will pay a fee for the service, as opposed to a commission if they buy an investment product. Regulators argue the new system will ensure independent advice.
09/30/2012
More than 40,000 interest rate swaps could have been mis-sold to small businesses by their lenders, according to a revised estimate of the potential scale of the scandal by the Financial Services Authority.
09/30/2012
The 51-year-old admitted that he was not "whiter than white" and had paid an overall rate of just 39pc in the last financial year, as he makes the majority of his money from dividends rather than salary, which are taxed at a lower rate.