Purpose – The growth of the commodities markets and the increasing investment by non‐traditional market participants, such as pension and hedge funds, has come to the attention of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), which has shown growing concern over the risks and challenges faced by...

Purpose – This paper aims to report and comment on a successful High Court challenge by financial advisory firms via the financial Ombudsman. Design/methodology/approach – The paper's approach is to outline the facts and explain the decision. Findings – Although the industry will welcome...