The trade body for independent advisers has called on the FSA to use the extra two years it has permitted for firms to meet its capital rules to reconsider their impact on small businesses.

Today's long-awaited FSA platforms paper addressed - if not resolved - all the key issues affecting product providers, platforms and distributors.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has deferred the introduction of rules requiring personal investment firms (PIFs) to hold more capital for two years to allow firms extra time to prepare.

The FSA has updated its list of examples of good and bad practice by advisory firms when selecting and using platforms.

David Ingram, technical director at support services provider threesixty, has left the company to become an industry consultant.

Financial researcher Defaqto has put together a short list of factors for advisers to consider when assessing a SIPP provider...

A chorus of global banks has warned that Washington risks triggering a global slump and may suffer permanent loss of credibility by flirting with default on America's $14.3trn (£8.8trn) federal debt.

A vote on a Republican bill to raise the US's debt ceiling and prevent it from defaulting for the first time has been delayed.

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) is to extend membership rights beyond IFAs as it adapts to upcoming regulatory changes.

An IFA has called on the Labour party to state publicly whether it believes VAT should be applicable on customer agreed remuneration (CAR).