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Insurer Aviva has vowed to drive up the number of products held by its customers following the integration of former rival Friends Life and launch of a direct to consumer service.

IFA consolidator AFH Financial has bought Davisons Financial Management for a total of £2.9m.

Post-it note size stuff for IFAs and paraplanners

In the week the government launched a major review of the financial advice market, Professional Adviser looks at the impact the Tories have had on the sector in their first 90 days in power...

An independent advisory business is set to submit its investment portfolios for regular scrutiny after independent tests were carried out on a trio of live client cases.

An independent financial planning firm will offer its clients legal services as part of a joint venture with a law firm.

The introduction of ‘safe harbour' legislation for financial advisers would be a welcome step towards rebalancing liability between advisers and clients, according to one stakeholder, after the government announced a major review looking at how advice...

Alastair Rush picks the areas he thinks the government's advice review should focus on...

This advice review could be the open door the regulator is looking for...

Like the fabled magic chalice, most advisers, certainly since RDR, say what the govt now wants cannot exist