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Personal Touch Financial Services is rolling out its own risk profiling asset allocation tool to its independent financial adviser (IFA) members, after warnings from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) about other tools in the market.

Openwork has split its recruitment and adviser support businesses ahead of the retail distribution review (RDR), it has announced today.

The company behind a new alternative assessment route to QCF Level 4 has insisted it will not be a 'soft touch' compared to any traditional routes.

Faith in the future, patience and discipline have been highlighted as three of the key principles of long term investing.

The Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) has named the first 25 businesses to be included in its register of Accredited Financial Planning Firms.

Torquil Clark has launched a telephone-based simplified advice service, using four risk-based portfolios to allocate investments.

Protection provider Unum received a broadly positive reaction on Twitter to its upbeat adverts for income protection, aired last night, in stark contrast to the wave of criticism levelled at larger rival Aviva for its shock-tactic ads.

Nationals round-up: More coverage of trail commission, a negative analysis of the flailing absolute returns market and new criticism of whole of life policies.