The FCA has launched a major review of the funding of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme due to soaring costs, including rising SIPP claims.

The FCA is consulting on plans to significantly strengthen regulation of appointed representatives (ARs) after analysis showed firms employing appointed reps suffered four times as many complaints as firms not using appointed reps.

The FCA is planning to increase its minimum fee for firms from £1,151 to £2,200, it announced today.

The FCA has given its senior managers more powers to make regulatory decisions to ensure action to prevent consumer harm is taken quicker.

The Financial Conduct Authority wants pension providers, including SIPP firms, to offer a default investment option to non-workplace pension clients.

Trade union Unite has given the Financial Conduct Authority a 10 day deadline to recognise the union.

The Association of Investment Companies has welcomed a decision by the FCA to delay proposed changes to Key Information Documents (KIDs).

The Financial Conduct Authority says its plans to become a 'data-led' regulator will mean "profound" change.

Financial services regulators have joined forces to address the attitude and approach of financial services firms to climate change.

The FCA confirmed today that that it will go ahead with its plans for long-term investment funds aimed at sophisticated investors and pension funds, potentially opening them up later to some retail investors.