Friends Life has inked a deal with FundsNetwork which will see the platform supply an ISA and fund range to retail customers within its heritage business.

Tech solutions provider IntelliFlo has launched a personal finance portal designed to offer a new channel of communication between adviser and client.

Barclays wealth and investment management business has launched a range of five risk-rated model portfolios as it looks to further align itself with the IFA community.

Hector Sants's shock decision to quit the FSA at the end of June brings to an end a fractious eight-year relationship with financial advisers.

Employee-owned companies such as the John Lewis department store could be given capital gains tax (CGT) breaks, under plans being drawn up by deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.

A deputy governor of the Bank of England has launched an outspoken attack on new European regulations that he warns could create further financial crises.

Ascentric has broken the £4bn assets under administration (AUA) barrier as the Royal London-owned wrap nears 12 months of sustained profitability.

Standard Life CEO Paul Matthews said he is excited about the roll-out of the retail distribution review (RDR) next year, as he expects more advisers to use its fee-ready wrap and investment solutions.

Platform unbundling will no doubt make investment trusts more accessible - but the jury is still out on whether it will make them more popular.

Part-nationalised banks Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) have announced plans to cut some 1,900 jobs in a move the Unite union called "brutal".