The FSA has banned a former IFA company director for sending a fake letter to a client saying the Financial Ombusdman (FOS) had awarded them thousands of pounds.

All non-media relations personnel at regulated firms should be banned from speaking to the media, regardless of seniority, the FSA says, but it denies choking press freedom.

Government bonds jumped on Wednesday on rumours the Bank of England could be moving closer to increasing its £200bn "money-printing" programme to buoy the recovery.

Advisers will always be core to Legal & General's (L&G) business but the restricted space is where it expects large future growth, according to the group's executive director for savings.

Former SimplyBiz managing director Ian Thorneycroft was posthumously awarded a 'significant contribution' gong at the Personal Finance Society (PFS) annual conference this week.

Alpha to Omega (A2O), the failed adviser network, has been put into default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme(FSCS).

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) will increase the claims limit for investors to €100,000 from January 2011.

Lawyers representing Norwich & Peterborough (N&P) customers sold Keydata products have written to CEO Matthew Bullock accusing him of seeking "special treatment" over compensation claims which could hit thousands of IFAs.

Keydata founder Stewart Ford has accused administrators Dan Schwarzmann and Mark Batten from PwC of conflict of interest in dealing with the collapsed investment firm.

Founder and director of Wills & Trusts Independent Financial Planning David Batchelor reveals seven essential shifts in thinking to massively improve IFAs' profits.