Are advisers being forced to go above and beyond FCA requirements?

Advisers are less interested in developing online advice solutions for their clients than they were six months ago, research suggests.

Lloyds bank has announced it will no longer offer stand-alone protection advice across its Halifax, Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland branches after observing "significantly reduced" customer demand.

Pensions experts have called for the government to help savers access their pensions tax-free to fund long-term care.

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has negotiated new discounts for members which it claims could save smaller firms up to £300 a year in running costs.

Financial advisers are willing and able to break through the "perceived barriers" to at-retirement advice by inventing simpler offerings, chief executive of the Personal Finance Society (PFS) Keith Richards has said.

Financial advisers have signed up to offer free financial planning surgeries to consumers later this month as part of an annual initiative.

Are strict covenants unfair on clients?

Hourly rates charged by advisers have fallen by 14% over the last year, research by adviser search website Unbiased suggests, putting rates in line with those charged before the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

Professional Adviser has obtained the latest list of advice firms being pursued as lead defendants by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) in relation to Keydata sales.