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Attendees to the Institute of Financial Planning's (IFP) Scottish conference will get the chance to hear from Ian Woodall, a British climber who has conquered Mount Everest on several occasions.

The regulator is moving away from an over-reliance on static rules and regulations to a "good judgement" approach, and expects the industry to follow suit, Martin Wheatley has said.

A gang of investment fraudsters who conned 73 people out of £700,000 have been jailed for up to six years at Southwark Crown Court.

Skandia has abandoned plans to buy small stakes in IFA firms following conversations with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in which the regulator said it was "uncomfortable" with the idea.

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The financial services sector needs to smash the mould which sees it consistently underperform other industries when it comes to customer service, according to Axa Wealth chief Mike Kellard.

Barclays is considering controversial plans to dodge a new bonus cap from Brussels.

We are inviting advisory firms to enter the Professional Adviser Awards 2014.

Listed IFA AFH Financial has raised a further £500,000 from private investors for acquisitions, although the firm says it has got not targets in mind.