The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has launched a consultation on the transparency of annuity rates to ensure consumers approaching retirement get the best deal.
Aviva's director of distribution development, Dean Lamble, has left the company after just over a year in the position.
Cash poor, unpopular and without a director-general, AIFA members are beginning to call for radical measures to rescue the organisation.
Stephen Gay, the outgoing director of AIFA, has defended his tenure in the role and insisted his achievements have not always been recognised by the community, but said he believed it was the right time to move on.
AIFA has appointed Chris Hannant as policy director, replacing Andrew Strange who left in August.
The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has hailed the increase in the ombudsman's free case fee threshold as a positive move for IFA firms.
The head of a newly-launched adviser trade body to rival AIFA has rejected industry calls for a "united voice".
The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) posted a deficit approaching £200,000 in the 12 months to 30 June 2011, despite putting cost cutting measures in place.
Advisers must tell clients buying advice lets them transfer some of the liability for transactions to their IFA, Stephen Gay, director general of the Association of IFAs (AIFA) said.
Stephen Gay, the director general of the Association of IFAs (AIFA), and Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) chief executive Nick Cann are among those set to discuss the new financial services regulatory regime with MPs this week.