Don't even think about starting your Christmas shopping! Professional Adviser headquarters is once again inviting entries for the Professional Adviser Awards 2015, which will be held at The Brewery in London on 12 February...

Simplified advice should not be restricted to those who have cleared their debts and had other ‘priority needs' met if the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is serious about closing the advice gap, according to a law firm.

A platforms expert has suggested advisers share the cost of using platforms with clients.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is inviting investors in the EEA Life Settlements fund who bought directly or via a financial adviser to consider making a complaint as it believes some are "likely to have been mis-sold the product".

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has elected Cathi Harrison, who founded outsourced paraplanning business Para-Sols five years ago, to its board of directors.

A Corporate Chartered financial planning business has been told to compensate a client who was recommended to invest £50,000 in a bond based on senior US life settlement policies, following a final ruling by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).

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The Budget pension freedoms are a tax collection measure set to drive short-term spending with long-term consequences, Punter Southall has argued.

Pensions campaigner Ros Altmann is leading calls for a ban on automatic annuity purchases.

National advisory group Lighthouse has reported a near-£90k profit for the first six months of the year, up from a £232k loss in 2013, as average adviser earnings rose.