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.

Succession, the wealth management group, fund consolidator and platform operator, returned profits of £1.4m last year, and increased funds under management 76% to £1bn.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) will conduct a review into the £800bn unit-linked fund sector.

Rebus Investment Solutions, a company which helps investors recoup losses from complex investments which they argue they have been mis-sold, has secured £750,000 of compensation on behalf of five clients invested in a carbon credit scheme.