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The shareholders of Tavistock Investments have approved the firm's takeover of Standard Financial Group and its troubled adviser network Financial Ltd.

All the pictures from the night (part one)

Labour will carry out a comprehensive review of tax planning schemes, including the use of deeds of variation on wills, should the party get to power following the general elections, shadow chancellor Ed Balls has said.

Carbon Financial Partners took home the inaugural Adviser Firm of the Year (UK) trophy at the 2015 Professional Adviser Awards, which recognises excellence across adviser firms, providers, platforms and asset managers.

Advisers and paraplanners should avoid using suitability reports pre-filled with templated objectives, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) technical specialist Rory Percival has said.

Getting it right: What to include in a compliant client file

Harnessing behavioural finance for clients' benefit

The candidates for Personality of the Year at the Professional Adviser Awards 2015

Adviser firm consolidator Attivo Group has acquired Reading-based IFA Sanderson Financial Consulting for an undisclosed sum - the first of what it hopes will be 12 purchases in 2015.

Consolidator AFH Financial has acquired Kidderminster-based advice firm K.L. Plester Financial Services for £1.7m.