Banking giant HSBC has proposed reducing staff numbers by 1,149 as part of a restructure of its wealth business.

An insurance broker has launched an e-petition to reinstate tax relief on private medical insurance following a decade of price rises for consumers.

Consumer independent price comparison website Payingtoomuch has developed a service that pairs customers with new advisers, and advisers with new leads.

A former Honister Partners adviser charged with evading tax was sentenced to 18 month's imprisonment today following a case brought by Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

Aviva is to reduce its staff numbers by 2,000 over the next six months - a 6% reduction of the global workforce.

More than half of advisers are worried about their profitability over the next 12 months despite most expecting income growth, according to the latest Aviva Barometer.

Lloyds Banking Group representative, Steve Colsell, is to step down from the board at St James's Place (SJP) and be replaced by Sue Harris and Alison Hewitt.

The Institute of Financial Services is now able to offer chartered membership in addition to its existing chartered titles.

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Lighthouse Group's chief executive has questioned the long-term viability of the financial services industry after latest figures showed a quarter of advisers had quit between November 2011 and January this year.