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Ten leading platform commentators were locked in a room last month to debate the future of the market. In the last of a three-part special, the team dissects the ways distributors select and use platforms.

Structured products are again in the regulatory firing line but this time it is providers - rather than IFAs - which are in the FSA's sights.

Estimates of the number of advisers set to leave the industry due to RDR have been two-a-penny in recent years. But the FSA's latest figures have raised a few eyebrows...

An apparent mis-type in the FSA's latest policy statement outlining how advisers should in the future fill in their RMAR forms sent some scurrying to their accountants for clarification this week.

Retirement Planner's roundup of the top pension stories.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has proposed rules to bring the protection of policyholders with unit-linked and index-linked life insurance products in line with new European legislation.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined a Dubai based private investor $9.62m (£6m) for manipulating the closing price of securities on the London Stock Exchange, in the largest fine imposed by the FSA on an individual.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has cancelled the permissions of adviser Tracey McFadden for failing to turn in paperwork.

AIFA chiefs have called for closer alignment between British and European regulation, and predicted further changes to the definition of independence.

The FSA today published its new data reporting rules for Retail Mediation Activities Return (RMAR) forms. Here is IFAonline's breakdown of the changes you need to know.