The FSA said it will not write any additional rules for re-registration in light of the TISA project but said it could widen the scope of the re-reg requirement in the future.

The cost of implementing the Financial Services Authority's (FSA) platform proposals has reduced from £174.6m to £103.8m as a result of its decision not to go ahead with its ban on cash rebates.

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The European Parliament has backed calls for the implementation of Solvency II to be delayed until 2014, a year later than planned.

The Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) and Aberdeen Asset Management are to hold a series of free educational seminars for advisers, beginning with an event focusing on post-RDR remuneration models.

Around half of high net worth (HNW) individuals place themselves in the ‘balanced' risk category, while the majority expect to pay less for financial advice than they would for an accountant or lawyer.

Openwork has begun a pilot programme to start its transition to a fee charging, RDR-compliant model.

Julian James, the chief executive officer of insurance broker Lockton Companies International, has been elected as the new president of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII).