The FSA has issued a warning to consumers over schemes which appear to pay off a homeowner's debts, whilst allowing them to remain in their home.

Aviva has apologised for "cross-selling" discounted private medical insurance (PMI) to advisers' clients, in what the insurer has said was a mistake.

The new body set up to regulate advisers may lack proper accountability and needs closer scrutiny of its role, according the chair of the Treasury Select Committee (TSC) Andrew Tyrie.

Advisers have been warned to look out for unusual phone calls to clients after Citizen's Advice Bureaux (CAB) across the country said imposters were offering fake "debt help" sessions to vulnerable people.

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National IFAs have launched a recruitment drive in the run-up to the New Year by inundating firms with invites to join their businesses.

A group of public sector unions will begin a High Court challenge today over the way public sector pensions are calculated.

Advisers are being misled by the Investment Management Association's definition of absolute return (AR) funds, according to a senior figure at Henderson Global Investors.

Societe Generale has launched an advisory service for the bond market, aimed at high net worth clients.