networks

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined two former directors of Alpha 2 Omega (A2O), the adviser network which closed down in 2010, over compliance failings which led to the risk of customers receiving unsuitable investment advice.

Advisers talk to Maria Merricks about why they decided to join their network.

British Friendly has launched its income protection (IP) product with network Positive Solutions.

Pink is pushing its representatives to take a greater focus on protection and has unveiled a new short protection panel featuring five providers.

Support services provider SimplyBiz is unveiling extra compliance support to aid the increasing numbers of firms and advisers it expects to leave networks in the run up to RDR.

Paradigm has kicked off a revamp of its protection offering by adding Bupa Individual Protection's proposition to its Elite protection panel.

Stonebridge Group has agreed a strategic affiliation with PruProtect for its protection proposition.

Protection products will be ‘pivotal' to adviser firms' future prosperity, according to Sesame Bankhall.

Openwork has announced the appointment of Mark Duckworth as its new commercial development director.

Critical illness (CI) sales scripts are ready for implementation by the end of the year following approval from the FSA and Association of British Insurers (ABI).