IFA network 2plan is in renewed takeover talks with "large" adviser businesses following two failed acquisitions last year.

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IFA consolidator AFH Financial has seen revenues increase 40% in the last year, pushing its pre-tax profits to £1.06m.

Lawyers are urging investors who have been advised to invest in disputed tax avoidance schemes to take their financial advisers to court for compensation.

Financial advisers will be held liable for losses suffered by clients in relation to three Stirling Mortimer funds if misselling can be proven, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has said as it started processing claims.

The government has launched a review of how it calculates business rates, saying it wants to modernise the tax which is collected from businesses across England, including financial advisers.

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has dropped its suggestion firms should be using #ad in financial promotions on Twitter, following industry concerns about its appropriateness.

The government has come under fire for delaying the publication of its report into the Money Advice Service (MAS), with some suggesting the report was deliberately hidden before the upcoming general election.

Consumers must accept responsibility for their decisions in retirement when the new flexibility rules come into force in April, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) chief executive Martin Wheatley has said.