National IFA Chase de Vere has teamed up with a newly launched building society to become the sole adviser to its clients.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on the boundaries between advice and guidance after it found execution-only services have strayed into giving advice.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) spent £3.3m on overseeing the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) last year, according to its annual accounts, a 37.5% increase on the cost of the rule change before implementation.

Zurich has overhauled its platform fee structure and announced a cut in its initial investment charge for all clients.

National IFA Chase de Vere managed to claw its way back towards the black last year, but has been forced to set aside millions to deal with complaints from unhappy clients.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed advisers' regulatory fees for the next year will be £68m - a near-19% reduction on last year, in its latest policy statement.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) spent more than £3m on legal representation in its first nine months in office, according to information published on 3 July.

Former president of the Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) Julie Lord has been appointed as senior client partner at Towry.

Zurich is not interested in participating in a platform price "race to the bottom", its head of retail platform strategy has said.

The government's guidance guarantee will result in more people seeking regulated financial advice on decumulation, with the majority of advisers stating pension pot size will not make a difference, according to research.