Former Financial Services Authority (FSA) chief executive Hector Sants is in talks to join accountancy firm Deloitte as an equity partner, according to reports.

Adviser firm Informed Choice is to launch an execution-only platform in a bid to attract mass-market clients.

Chancellor George Osborne has given HM Revenue and Customs extra powers to tackle advisers promoting aggressive tax avoidance schemes.

The Tax Incentivised Savings Association (TISA) is set to launch its much-anticipated platform-to-platform re-registration programme in the next few weeks, ahead of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) deadline.

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The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has begun informal discussions with key industry players about a potential ban on all fund commission payments from the start of 2014 for business written on platforms.

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Adviser comparison website VouchedFor has criticised rival Unbiased for allowing restricted advisers.

Aviva has launched an additional two pension levels on its platform to sit alongside its current self-invested personal pension (SIPP) business.

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