Figures published by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) show the number of authorised investment advice firms has roughly stayed the same over the last eight years.

Aegon-owned national adviser Origen doubled its pre-tax losses to £5.6m in 2013 after settling historic claims and investing in its workplace solutions arm, the firm's accounts have shown.

UK-based financial services firms have grown at their fastest rate since 2007 and are set for further growth in the coming periods, according to research.

What’s good for the goose…

Will regulated advice suffer a blow?

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has pressed for a "proportionate response" to finalising the details of the European Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) to allow advisers to carry out cross-border advice...

The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) is planning to target savers who have indicated they plan to make full use of the pension freedoms outlined at Budget 2014, to warn them of the dangers of doing so.

IFA consolidator Moneygate Group has halved pre-tax losses in the first year following the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) its accounts have shown.

Financial advisers are less trusted by consumers than retail banks but more than fund managers - and their character is the key draw for clients.

How the FCA showed it is fitting in with what goes on 'in real life' at adviser firms