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The average sale price for adviser businesses has almost doubled in the last 12 months, according to figures on firms sold through broker Retiring IFA, and now stands at £693,425.

Advising start-up businesses might not seem to be top of many advisers' to-do lists as many aspiring entrepreneurs are low on cash and may feel they are unable to pay advisory fees. However, they are a group deserving of a closer look.

Helen Morrissey talks to Addidi Wealth Management's Anna Sofat about her work with entrepreneurs

Three's a charm: Why firms are failing on financial promotions

The gold rush: Five steps to achieving the highest standard in paraplanning

Advisers have overcome the biggest hurdles they were confronted with as a result of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), according to a poll, with the number reporting they are still in "survival mode" having halved.

Sense Network has promoted commercial director Steve Young to chairman.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) should freeze or reduce its annual budget in a self-imposed efficiency drive to cut regulation costs, Chris Hannant has said.

Paraplan Plus, the company behind outsourced brand The Paraplanners and web-based cashflow tool Moneyscope, has appointed Kim Bendall as director.

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has named the managing director of Chartered IFA Chadney Bulgin David Thomas as its president for 2014/15.