The Retail Distribution Review (RDR) and a similar regulatory upheaval in Australia represent the most significant changes to the global financial advice industry in 2013, according to an influential US report.

Andrew Tyrie, the chairman of the Treasury Select Committee (TSC), has written to the Financial Services Authority (FSA) over a decision by the Bank of Ireland (BoI) to raise mortgage interest rates.

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The Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) has had its Diploma in Financial Planning accredited at Level 6 by qualifications regulator Ofqual.

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Wealth manager The Inspire Group has said it plans to acquire some 20 IFA businesses over the next 18 months, with the aim of accumulating assets in excess of £1bn and making it a major player in the IFA sector.

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has told the country's 50 leading payday lenders that they have 12 weeks to change their business practices or risk losing their licenses.

The managing partner of a London-based stockbroker who was banned by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for recklessness and incompetency has withdrawn his appeal against the prohibition.

A tax avoidance scheme used by one hedge fund manager to save paying £7.5m in tax has been ruled unviable following a tribunal.