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A man who enticed dozens of investors to inject millions into a trader's fraudulent scheme has had an appeal against his two-year prison sentence dismissed by the Court of Appeal.

The industry has welcomed the government's proposal to allow consumers to sell on their existing annuities but has clashed over whether advice should be mandatory for those wanting to sell.

Mattioli Woods is to acquire advice firm Boyd Coughlan in a £7m deal and has also announced plans to raise a more than £18m from shareholders to fund further growth.

Standard Life chief executive David Nish is to step down after running the provider for six years.

What financial services can learn from retail

IFA Nick Bamford accepts Rory Percival's challenge over FOS verdicts

Sanlam Private Wealth has hired Distribution Technology's Rob McDonnell as head of business development.

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) technical specialist Rory Percival has re-issued a call to financial advisers to offer up evidence of discrepancies between how the regulator and ombudsman view liability - and said he had even taken to looking at adjudications...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has highlighted shortcomings in the way some advisers have handled 'insistent' clients in the past, as examples of what today's advisers should steer clear of.

There were more than 750 reported cases of pension liberation fraud last year, an increase on the previous 12 months, according to the latest figures.