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Three financial advisers are packing their passports, maps and energy drinks in preparation to bring a world record back to the UK for charity: the most countries traveled in 24 hours.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Credit Suisse International (CSI) £2.4m and Yorkshire Building Society more than £1.4m for giving undue prominence to a structured product's near-unattainable potential return.

National IFA 2Plan is set to benefit from its rivals moving to restricted propositions as advisers are holding on to the IFA label and looking for a new home, chief executive Chris Smallwood has said.

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The Personal Finance Society (PFS) and Tax Incentivised Savings Association (TISA) are consulting on a protocol designed to provide clarity surrounding the treatment of client relationships between a firm and individual advisers.

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) chief executive Martin Wheatley has once again thrown his weight behind the idea of computerised advice, as he predicted a financial services future shaped by software developers, computer programmers and economists....

Mortgage adviser network Personal Touch Financial Services has launched a business development programme for its member firms to help them grow and manage their businesses.