RSM Tenon is to transfer its listing category on the AIM stock market from 'premium' to 'standard' in a bid to create the regulatory flexibility required to easily buy and sell assets.

A report that describes the IFA brand as "irretrievably damaged" has been criticised by adviser trade association, the IFA Centre, which said the report's target was "simply wrong".

The IFA label represents an "irretrievably damaged brand" and should be "consigned to history", according to a pensions report released today.

It has long been argued that one of the effects of RDR will be to leave middle England unable to afford financial advice. However, Towry chief executive Andrew Fisher has argued that actually there is a 'clear solution' to the problem.

The government has launched draft legislation and a formal consultation on a new general anti-abuse rule (GAAR) that aims to tackle artificial and abusive tax avoidance schemes.

A traditional portfolio construction is no longer adequate to protect against risk, a poll of advisers has found.

The average women currently retires on more than £5,500 less than the average man, according to a report released today.

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Standard Life has released a toolkit aiming to help advisers create a compelling client proposition for the post-Retail Distribution Review (RDR) environment.

Adviser trade bodies AIFA and the IFA Centre have both criticised the Money Advice Service in a submission to the Treasury Select Committee.