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Banks involved in the payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling scandal are exploring the legal ramifications of clawing back bonuses from executives.

A tool designed to help women find a female independent financial adviser has been launched.

A shift in focus by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) toward the biggest City banks in the wake of the financial crisis has led to a dramatic reduction in the number of risk assessments conducted into financial firms.

SIPP provider IFG Group has received a second takeover approach from an unnamed company.

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The FSA will not use the sales data it plans to collect from adviser firms to tell them how much they should be charging for their services. Or so it says.

Adviser firms are being warned to beware HMRC intervention as they explore ways to avoid charging clients VAT after 2012.

Sesame Bankhall Group is set to launch a 'mini' national IFA so students taking part in its Financial Adviser School can begin trading under a registered name.