The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards is set to take evidence from the chairman and chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS), Sir Philip Hampton and Stephen Hester,

Legacy trail commission may create a "moral hazard" in which advisers encourage investors to stay in investments longer than they should, analysts at Barclays have warned.

Employed advisers' total earnings fell to £62,838 last year, from just over £66,000 in 2011, according to research, though this pay level was still higher than for self-employed advisers.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has said it plans more education of firms and invention to curb market abuse on the ‘front line' of financial services.

The New Model Business Academy (NMBA) is looking to bring new blood into financial services by targeting A-Level students to work with member firms.

Kate Brookes, IFA at Jones Hill, said she is feeling positive about the future after failing to hit a much anticipated "brick wall" on 1 January.

Berkeley Burke SIPP Administration has revealed that it has stopped accepting overseas property into its self-invested personal pension (SIPP).

Advisory national AWD Chase de Vere, has chosen the Standard Life platform to service its‘premier' client segment.

Sandringham Financial Partners, the national advisory business, has signed up as a partner of the New Model Business Academy (NMBA) to invest in not-for-profit training and development.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is looking to hire behavioural psychologists to help it understand consumer and firm behaviour.