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One piece of M&A activity which has been missed by many is Financial Express's acquisition of the eValue team from Towers Watson.

Intriguingly entitled "Product Intervention", the FSA's modest 72-page (including appendices) DP 11/1 could actually be the most explosive read this year.

In his latest ‘Thoughts on…’ series, business consultant Steve Billingham says the days of ‘If you build it, they will come’ are over

Helpfully, at the beginning of every FSA paper, there is a small section outlining who should read it.

News Barclays is to close its financial planning arm should be seen as a major opportunity for IFAs to attract clients who can no longer rely on their bank for advice.

The recent discussion paper on product intervention is basically a 75-page confession by the FSA of its many failings in the retail market.

The Plain English Campaign (PEC) has been fighting gobbledygook, jargon and misleading public information since 1979. Judging by last week's RDR professionalism paper it still has work to do at the FSA.

Like most people involved in financial services over the past 15 years or so, it would be fair to say that I had become somewhat cynical of industry award ceremonies and the manner in which awards were accredited to the winners.

Another year and yet another guide on how to encourage retirees to shop around before buying an annuity.

Paul Hudson, CEO of Cirencester Friendly, welcomes recent FSA proposals to exempt certain Holloway-style protection products from the RDR's fee-charging and professionalism rules, but insists there is still work to be done.