The R01 exam may not be the best route for experienced advisers to improve their knowledge or gap-fill for CPD as it is too academic and lacks relevant material, according to IFA Ian Lowes.

AWD Chase de Vere drove its parent company AWD Holding into profit in 2010, with a strong increase in annual earnings.

The FSA has given its backing to BS 8453, the new compliance framework for regulated financial services firms.

Relationships between IFAs and solicitors could be damaged by a lack of knowledge of unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS).

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Stephen Sherwood kept goal for Watford in the 1984 FA Cup Final at Wembley. Now he advises on pensions, investments and mortgages. Spot the career highlight.

The family of the US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) top lawyer made $1.5m by investing with fraudster Bernard Madoff, according to a trustee for victims of the ponzi scheme.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has reported an annual loss of £1.13bn for 2010, improving on the previous year but still falling short of analyst expectations.

Personal Touch Financial Services (PTFS) has appointed nine regional managers to its network as part of its new sales and development strategy.

A rise in the average value of professional indemnity insurance (PII) claims and a slow year for investment venture Sinfonia Asset Management contributed to a £1.6m loss for Tenet Group in 2010.