Axa UK plans to withdraw face-to-face financial advice in the branches of its UK banking partners the Co-op, Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks.
An increasing number of older people are starting to down-size their homes.
Sesame, Openwork and Personal Touch saw the number of complaints against them rise in the final half of last year, according to data compiled by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Barclays bank has been named as the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA's) most complained about firm for the second half of last year.
Wealth adviser Towry has promoted its four existing regional wealth advice managers to national roles.
A quarter of UK bank customers have experienced problems with their account in the past 12 months, according to a survey by consumer group Which?.
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The Financial Services Authority (FSA) blocked just 30 out of a possible 227,000 applications from individuals to join the financial sector in the six years since the banking crisis erupted, a rejection rate of just 0.01%.