Skandia will switch to its unbundled platform pricing model on Tuesday 18 December - two weeks before the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) deadline.

Consumers are overwhelmingly unwilling to pay for fee-based financial advice, according to a YouGov poll, with some expecting to pay as little as £10 per hour.

Investment Funds Direct Limited (IFDL) will power SimplyBiz's Verbatim Product Centre, that launches next month.

Barclays have revealed its post-Retail Distribution Review (RDR) charges for advised clients.

Skandia's business proposition director, Richard Vincent, is set to leave the business at the end of November.

Standard Life's Global Absolute Return Strategies fund has dropped out of the top ten highest inflows on Fidelity FundsNetwork, according to data from the platform.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is to produce fewer and more concise consultation papers in an attempt to better connect with firms.

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Pensions minister Steve Webb has admitted the government needs to do more to prevent consumers being auto-enrolled into "dodgy" pension schemes.

Fidelity FundsNetwork has urged regulators and the Treasury to urgently clarify its rules on adviser charging.