Leeds-based Tenet Group has promoted Peter Charge to head of sales, as part of a wider transformation of the group ahead of the RDR.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to hold its quantitative easing programme and maintain interest rates at their historical low, its minutes reveal.

The deputy governor of the Bank of England has warned the Government's borrowing costs could rise if quantitative easing is withdrawn.

Advisers should be able to take into consideration investment type as well as their clients' tax circumstances when giving ISA advice, says Fidelity.

Applewood Wealth Management has acquired Shrewsbury-based IFA Simply Ethical for an undisclosed sum.

Fidelity FundsNetwork and Cofunds are joining forces to offer last-minute collection points for advisers across the UK to submit ISA and SIPP applications.

Moneygate - recently linked to Alpha to Omega (A2O) - has unveiled a three-year expansion plan after securing a capital injection from MGT Capital Investments UK.

IFAs face a "race against time" to get in shape for the RDR, with some exhibiting glaring gaps in their knowledge of new qualification requirements, recent research suggests.

Adviser Alliance founder Alan Lakey says the £70m additional levy imposed on intermediaries for the failures of Keydata and two stockbrokers "goes against the spirit of the law" - but is confident the FSCS will re-think its decision.

An investment banker and his wife have been charged in relation to a nine-year insider dealing spree in a case that also marks the first time the FSA has sought the extradition of a suspect abroad.