The interest rates for two new government-backed bonds for the over 65s will be announced on 12 December, Treasury documents show.

Financial services group True Potential is to enter the fund management market with the launch of its own 15-strong fund range, a senior partner has said.

Personal Touch chief governance officer Helen Gasser and human resources and development director Karen Pearson have left the business as part of a board reshuffle.

Regulatory enforcement is not just about increasing the size and frequency of fines, but about the industry forcing better behaviours by shunning wrongdoers, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) enforcement director Tracey McDermott has said.

A financial planning tools provider has written to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) requesting it look into the appropriateness of stochastic models currently used by advisers amid concerns over their quality.

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Chairman of the Treasury Committee (TC) Andrew Tyrie has again called for the abolition of the Money Advice Service (MAS), in a series of letters published on 30 November.

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Discretionary fund manager (DFM) Barnett Waddingham Investments, formerly part of the Barnett Waddingham group, has de-authorised seven months after being taken over by rival DFM Whitefoord, regulatory records show.