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Clive Balchin had been with Sesame for 18 years but an ever more stringent approach to compliance pushed him to hand in his notice - just days before the group announced it was shutting its investment network.

The Good Life? Why advisers need to grow their own

Zurich-backed network Openwork has launched a training programme to help its advisers attain QCF Level 6 qualifications and the Chartered Financial Planner designation.

Eliminating "hidden" pension charges will be a target for the Scottish National Party (SNP) following next month's general election, it has pledged in its manifesto.

Five IFAs' election wishes

An advice firm consolidator is requiring all of its advisers to attain Chartered status, requiring Level 6 qualifications - two grades above the minimum.

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has accused political party leaders of making "lazy assumptions" and relying on "populist statements, not economic common sense" in their campaigning.

Sesame plans to shut its Financial Adviser School as part of its wider restructuring, it has said in its latest letter to advisers.

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has called on the regulator to issue clear guidelines on adviser liability when handling pension transfers involving 'insistent' clients.

This week's events, hires (and a joke)