The Financial Skills Partnership (FSP) remains hopeful the FSA will change its mind over what it calls a "cliff-edge" approach to RDR qualifications.

Sesame Bankhall, the combined IFA network and support services proposition, saw profits jump 66% last year to £5m.

Britain could be forced to contribute more than £3bn to a Portugal bailout package following the Lisbon government's failure to push through its austerity measures on Wednesday.

IFA consolidator Perspective Financial Group has raised £10.6m for further acquisitions as it aims to add to the 20 business it has already purchased.

The housing trade bodies have given their response to the key announcements outlined by the Chancellor George Osborne in the Budget today.

Index-linked savings certificates are to be offered to new savers again in 2011/12 by National Savings & Investments (NS&I).

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It took George Osborne a little under one hour to deliver his second package of measures as Chancellor today.

Informed Choice financial planner Andrew Neligan on why he turned down some £21,000 commission after delivering retirement advice to one client.

Andrew Sentance has predicted inflation could rise above 5% this year and repeated his calls for a gradual increase in interest rates and cutting off of monetary stimulus.