The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has accused political party leaders of making "lazy assumptions" and relying on "populist statements, not economic common sense" in their campaigning.

Sesame plans to shut its Financial Adviser School as part of its wider restructuring, it has said in its latest letter to advisers.

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has called on the regulator to issue clear guidelines on adviser liability when handling pension transfers involving 'insistent' clients.

This week's events, hires (and a joke)

Wealth manager Towry has been forced to spend a further £3.7m to deal with issues the regulator has with the business, following a quadrupling of the expenditure last year.

IFA and employee benefits adviser Helm Godfrey has launched its own app to allow clients to access its services 24/7.

Life insurers received three times more telephone calls than average in the week following the implementation of pensions freedom, figures show.

The Green Party has pledged to reform private pensions, channeling some of the money spent on pension relief towards creating a "more generous" state pension.

Advisers are being asked to vote on four options for limiting their personal liability for the advice they give, with the results passed to the regulator in a bid to make it reconsider its stance on the issue.

Investment advisers are still heavily reliant on income paid through commission, according to the latest research by the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA).