'Standing up for the little man' was one way Daniel Godfrey's exit from the Investment Association (IA) was depicted last week.

It is hard to take away anything from the political party conferences unless you are a die-hard fan of the party concerned, or obsessed with politics.

Centre of split-cap scandal

Fidelity has kick-started the price war in the index market again this month, and I applaud it for doing so. After all, why should an investor pay double digits for exposure to developed indices?

When the FCA announced recently it was going to look into the issue of the soft-closing of funds I was tempted to say "better late than never".

Market wobbles make you realise how little ordinary investors know about the markets, bringing to the fore the challenge we face as an industry to communicate, writes Lawrence Gosling.

Average age of advisers edging up

We are not awash with great books about the industry we work in, so any new ones are always worth a look.

It seems like Martin Wheatley's leaving present to the industry is an attempt to tackle the cash deposit market and easier transfers of cash ISAs.

How will history judge Martin Wheatley after he stands down from the FCA? Realistically, history will not even remember him. It barely remembers any of his predecessors at the variety of regulators since the Financial Services Act came into force in 1986....