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The Treasury is under so much pressure it should consider getting funding directly from the financial services industry, former cabinet secretary Gus O'Donnell has said.

A new standard in financial planning will help bring together a fragmented industry - including restricted and bank advice - its creators have claimed.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) will release its final consultation paper on the platform market before the Olympics begins, Investment Week understands.

The Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP) has told peers they should amend legislation to make it possible to publish warning notices against firms and individuals without consulting them.

The government has appointed John Griffith-Jones, the chairman of KPMG, as the non-executive chair designate of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

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FundsNetwork has fired a warning shot to fund managers, saying any "special deals" struck up with rival platforms will be revealed under the transparency principles underpinning Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

MPs on the Treasury Select Committee (TSC) have once again called for upcoming legislation to give them the power to hold pre-appointment hearings for the chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Members of the Treasury Select Committee have published a special report into the government's "defective" banking reforms, according to reports.

Trade body the IFA Centre has welcomed the Financial Services Authority (FSA's) finalised guidance on delivering independent and restricted advice.