Alternative Investments

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has begun paying out the claims of investors who put money into contracts for difference (CfD) with trader Direct Sharedeal.

Harlequin Property, a UK-based overseas property sales agent that is not regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), is having problems issuing payments due under the terms of its agreement.

Advisers need to look at the product first and the client second when they are doing due diligence to meet the "very high" standards the Financial Services Authority (FSA) expects, according to Regulatory Legal, a law firm specialising in financial services...

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has warned venture capital trust (VCT) fundraising will halve next year, if the vehicles are not granted an exemption from the Financial Services Authority's (FSA's) sales ban on unregulated collective investment...

One of the main hotel resorts which received investment from overseas property firm Harlequin Property has not filed accounts for seven years.

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published guidance for intermediaries who advise on complex financial products, including a report detailing nine principles on best practice.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has issued a warning to advisers who recommend that clients invest in unregulated collective investment schemes in their self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs).

An innovative scheme allows investors to back bright students who are an excellent credit risk and have an exceptionally low default rate.

SPL Guernsey, the manager of what were the Arch Cru funds, is suing the former auditor of the fund range for £3.7m for breaches of duty in relation to the fund's accounts.

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