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Self-invested personal pension (SIPP) holders with Scottish properties in their portfolios will need to consider their options in the event of a 'yes' vote in the upcoming independence referendum, says SIPP provider Suffolk Life.

Evidence of advisory firms and providers avoiding their obligations following the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) is harming the ongoing campaign to rebuild public trust in financial services, according to the Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP)....

National advisory group Foster Denovo is set to close a subsidiary which put on provider-funded events for its 80-plus advisers after a regulatory clampdown on inducements.

The chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said the market will innovate to close any advice gaps created from changes brought in following the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

A Diploma aimed at advisers and covering the tax allowances, mechanics and benefits of enterprise investment schemes (EISs) has been launched by the EIS Association.

Martin Wheatley, the chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), said he has confidence the Money Advice Service (MAS) is a "competent organisation", though said it faces a huge operational challenge to deliver the free financial guidance...

Schroders has announced lead portfolio manager Julie Dean is leaving the company.

Toby Strauss, the chief executive of Scottish Widows, has said the pensions industry is in danger of "breaching its capacity to cope" following the far-reaching changes announced at Budget 2014, unless it is afforded some breathing space by policymakers....