Today's publication of the FCA's final AMMS report shows both that the regulator has listened and that the fund industry has managed to get its message across fairly coherently. But whilst it may be perceived as a slight softening from the stance...

Regulatory overview The FCA has delivered on its promise in its interim report on the asset management sector study to provide remedies that actively work to the benefit of the investor.  The message from this final study is: always act in the best...

We don’t yet know much about Brexit, but we know that as a result of leaving the European Union, the United Kingdom will lose something, economically. An Oliver Wyman report, for TheCityUK, estimated that a hard Brexit will cost the financial...

 The Labour Party conference was quieter than usual, with fewer fringe events taking place and fewer MPs, businesses and lobbyists in attendance.Partly, this was because a lot of the action took place away from the secure zone, with both...

In the wake of Martin Wheatley's departure from the FCA, how is the regulatory environment likely to change in the coming months? Independent consultant Richard Hobbs examines the issue and offers some thoughts on what Mr Wheatley's exit may mean...

Dipping into the sea of public opinion to analyse perceptions of the banking culture is an expectantly gruelling process. It was never going to be positive, although it’s not as gruelling compared to some of the comments that were made during The...

Welcome to the last Lansons Briefing of the 2015 General Election, supported by Opinium. Our first new Government Briefing will follow as and when there is one! In little over 40 hours the British public will go to the polls to elect the next...

With just over a month to go, we are eagerly anticipating our 3rd annual Future of Financial Services Conference – this year taking place on 2 June 2015 at 30 Euston Square, London, NW1 2FB. When we launched the conference back in 2013, we wanted...