Lighthouse will use Elevate as one of the core components of its restricted advice offering.

An ex-Honister financial adviser charged with evading tax estimated at £730,000 is to appear at Worcester Crown Court next week.

Sense Network has added adviser forums and access to Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) tools as part of a "significant investment" in services for its members, according to the company.

An overwhelming majority of consumers think investment and pension fees should be subject to a transparency law, according to a survey released today.

Towergate has started targeting large UK-based companies in a bid to widen its customer base.

Creditors of collapsed advisory group Honister Capital have been told that trail commissions claimed by its former advisers actually belong to the group.

The Honister Capital administrator, Grant Thornton, has assured creditors that the 112 complaints it has received since the advisory firm went into administration will be dealt with by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

National advisory group Perspective has set up a new operational board and promoted several key individuals.

True Potential has increased its 2012 pre-tax profit by 57% year on year, from £2.3m to £3.6m.

The Association for Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) is well placed to represent the industry now it has overcome the "red herring" issue of independence versus restricted, said one national director.