Why providers must not respond with a flurry of new products

Angry investors are planning legal action against the regulator in a bid to claw back losses they claim its predecessor caused when it branded their traded life settlement investments "toxic".

National IFA Positive Solutions has seen its adviser numbers tumble 64% in the last five years, though the level of departures seems to have stabilised.

A new buyer in town seeks a slice of the advice pie

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has appointed Yvonne Braun to head up the trade body's long term savings policy, which will include how the industry deals with the incoming pension reforms.

National advice firm Succession has bought Reading-based adviser Finch Financial Services for £3m, marking the completion of its 12th acquisition.

Retired Premier League players are among more than 100 footballers who face financial ruin as a result of demands from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for what it has said is unpaid tax, but the sports stars said the fault lies with their advisers.

With markets like these, what's an investment adviser to do?

Advice to invest in a troubled unregulated overseas property scheme has helped push 24 firms over into failure, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has said.

Small firms rejected for a loan by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will be offered alternatives by a pair of peer-to-peer (P2P) lenders, as part of a tie-up to improve access to corporate lending.