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The FSA says the establishment of an in-house professional standards model will be cheaper than setting up an independent organisation.

Advisers who find written or oral examinations "stressful" may be tested via practical assessments and course work, the FSA confirms today.

General practitioners (GPs) are in danger of being "forgotten" by providers changing their propositions to cater for a perceived increase in wealth managers with high-net-worth clients post-RDR, a study concludes.

The Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) has opened talks with a number of UK universities to encourage them to offer stand-alone financial planning degrees as the professional body eyes the next generation of advisers.

Cofunds is the top choice amongst IFAs despite a stormy year for the platform provider, according to a new study from CWC Research.

The RDR fails to meet its original objectives on the key issues of qualifications and increasing access to advice, according to new research.

Recently there have been press releases all over the place giving details of a long awaited joint ABI/AMPS statement designed to ensure that charging structures on SIPPS are communicated clearly and accurately to the consumer.

A new financial planning application to help "radically reduce" the cost of servicing customers for large IFAs is due to be launched by Distribution Technology.

Forecasts of an IFA exodus in the build-up to 2012 appear unfounded as advisers previously unwilling to take more exams are changing their minds, research suggests.

Novia has launched an analysis tool to enables advisers to better tally client portfolios with their risk profiles.