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Increasing choice and competition

Freed from the shackles of Europe

It is time for advisers to harness the data at their fingertips, says Mark Loosmore

Problems with the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA's) online regulatory reporting system GABRIEL have now persisted for a week, leaving firms struggling to input their data.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published data on how people deal with money and financial services to help providers design suitable products for their customers.

The number of advisory businesses entering the industry this year outnumbered those leaving by almost 40%, according to new research.

The number of financial advisers has risen slightly in the post-Retail Distribution Review (RDR) years, though has dipped since January, new figures have shown.

Five steps to choosing a digital client management platform

Investment administration provider Wealthtime is partnering with fund research and analysis tool FE Analytics.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has expressed concerns that an increase in advised sales of investment bonds by life insurance companies may be a sign of a commission grab ahead of the implementation of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).