Sesame, the adviser network arm of Sesame Bankhall group, has reported a loss for 2012 of £9.3m - four times its losses in 2011 - as a provision for a regulatory fine took its toll.
Prudential is to hold a series of financial planning seminars for advisers across the UK, to help them make better use of the wide range of tax allowances available without crossing the government's avoidance line.
Low fees are far less important to clients than the adviser being able to communicate clearly or being easy to talk to, according to research.
The Bank of England (BoE) has told building society Nationwide that it is not allowed to hold back lending to small and medium-sized businesses (SME) as it tries to meet the regulator's new capital rules.
SimplyBiz has been selected to provide third party compliance support for Age Partnership and has entered into an equity release referral agreement with the retirement specialist.