The Professional Adviser ‘Personality of the Year' award is going to be hotly contested this year between no less than seven nominations.
Industry veteran Phil Billingham has criticised restricted firms for peddling independence "myths".
Lloyds Banking group has announced 940 redundancies in an ongoing bid to reduce costs by £1.5bn by 2014.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has appointed two new non-executive directors to the board of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).
The regulator's vastly improved thematic communication and knowledge sharing means advisers should view it as a valuable resource, according to RSM Tenon's head of wealth management John Porteous.