Sesame Bankhall chief operating officer Stephen Young today outlined his plans to restore IFA support services provider Bankhall to its "former glory".

Bankhall managing director David Golder has left Sesame Bankhall Group.

Karren Brady, star of BBC's The Apprentice, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at the Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) conference 2010.

Positive Solutions is to discuss client invoicing with its partner firms as it anticipates a rise in pure fee business post 2012.

Insurance intermediaries have come under fire from the FSA for having inadequate financial resources.

Financial services group Honister Capital has moved into profit after just three months of trading following strong showings from advisory businesses it acquired last year.

A third - or almost 30,000 - of all consumer complaints referred to the financial ombudsman (FOS) in the second half of last year were against just three high street banks.

Aegon UK today unveiled Adrian Grace as its new chief operating officer (COO), life and pensions, as the company seeks to create a "more competitive" business in light of challenges presented by RDR, pensions reform and Solvency II.

Ongoing concerns about the amount of unsuitable pension advice written at Leeds-based IFA Park Row were at the heart of FSA action against the company.

Record numbers of enquiries were made to the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) for debt guidance in the final three months of last year, 24% up on the same period in 2008.