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Network Sesame has pledged to cover investment advisers' regulatory fees and trail commission arrangements as part of a benefits package for those going down its 'preferred route'.

Reducing the risk of professional indemnity claims

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

Fears pension providers will struggle under huge inflows of customer requests come 6 April are "well-founded" as too little has been done to address communication processes, according to PwC.

Selling up doesn’t have to be the end of your advice career

Phoenix Life is reviewing the pricing of the majority of its pension funds after a rounding anomaly in some of its life products was pointed out by a retired IFA.

IFA consolidation business AFH has bought Clarendon Financial Solutions for £461,000.

Chartered IFA firm Almary Green has bought out Jones Financial Planning for an undisclosed sum.

Trail commission is still important to the income of almost all advisers, according to research by software provider Intelliflo, despite the looming deadline that will see the payment method switched off for many of their clients.