The European Life Settlement Association (ELSA) has blamed the "sensationally negative" FSA for damaging the traded life policy sector (TLPI) sector.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has given the clearest indication yet the government will be forced to backtrack on its plans to cap tax-free charitable giving.

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has announced additional R06 examination sittings in six locations in August, following "a clear growth in demand".

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is reassuring advisers they do not need to record telephone conversations with clients after some received inaccurate promotions suggesting they did.

Towry is expected to close two of its regional offices in Norwich and Londonderry.

Axa has appointed the management team to lead its IFA arm Bluefin Personal Consulting, following the sale of the group's corporate advice service to Capita.

The creator of a non-advised online fund selection tool for investors has called on more advisers to develop their own online technology.

Advisers have criticised the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) for failing to protect firms from invalid mis-selling cases levelled by claims management companies (CMCs).

Nucleus has appointed Faith Liversedge to the newly-created position of IFA communications manager.

Police are investigating a US financial adviser who allegedly donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to a religious sect on behalf of a senile client.