All firms will be tested on the principles of treating customers fairly (TCF) from January 2009 as the FSA accelerates its implementation programme.

AWD Chase de Vere will sell-off its Read IFA and Home Finance mortgage consulting businesses in a bid to overcome continued losses at the group.

Origo is piloting new technology to support an industry standard secure e-mail service, designed to reduce compliance risk.

I heard a cultural commentator say that Heavy Metal had fallen from grace as you don't hear it on the radio any more. But it is still there, and has a popular, dedicated following, as what you see is what you get. No need to reinvent itself.

Advisers seeking clarity on discounted gift trust (DGT) plans for the over 90s will have to wait after the High Court overturned a ruling on the issue.

Unscrupulous sale and rent back firms are making misleading comparisons between their own services and regulated equity release products, says Safe Home Income Plans (SHIP).

One in ten IFAs has become a "serious threat" to pricing levels next year as a result of high risk debt-heavy 2008 strategies, research suggests.

The IMA and its Performance Category Review Committee have confirmed they will create a new property sector covering all property investments including direct funds and securities.

Transact is lobbying the FSA "quietly behind the scenes" in a bid to reduce pension transfer delays, an issue it labels as more important to IFAs than re-registration.

Barclays Wealth will launch a new range of structured products and continue to offer its Emerging Markets Optimiser to meet investors' needs for capital protection.