Advisers are now less concerned about having to sell unsuitable products to remain independent and more concerned about the research and administration required to retain this status, according to a poll of IFAs conducted today.

WHAT AUSTERITY?

Barclays Stockbrokers has re-launched its execution-only service to intermediaries with an enhanced adviser support team.

LOOSE ENDS

Avisers can sign customers up to adviser charging (AC) via the Skandia Investment Solutions platform from today.

An unregulated property investment company has retracted claims its investments were approved by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to be purchased with a pension.

Chichester-based IFA firm CPN Investment Management has launched Money on Toast, an online advice service that aims to provide simplified advice to those who find traditional advice inaccessible or too expensive.

An "explosion" in regulatory costs is becoming a "huge problem" for networks and national advisory businesses, according to a director at Lighthouse Group.

CHARGING

Investment manager and advisory firm Brewin Dolphin has opened a new office in Ipswich.