The latest appointments in financial services

Support provider SimplyBiz has launched a discretionary fund management service through its asset management arm Verbatim.

A number of large insurers face being killed off by the onset of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) as they are "running out of proposition", a director at Ernst & Young has said.

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IFA directory Unbiased has announced Standard Life will be supporting the site's ‘Value of Advice' campaign.

Tenet has attained Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) approval for its adviser development programme, meaning the scheme will now be eligible for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points.

PanaceaIFA's chief executive has hit out at the number of high-profile departures at the Financial Services Authority (FSA).

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Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) is to raise its adviser charges for firms by more than 50%.

The British Standards Institute (BSI) has launched a new standard for financial advice that it hopes will boost consumer confidence.