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Banks systematically sell products and the RDR will not change that, Sesame Bankhall executive chairman Ivan Martin says.

Fortis Life UK has launched a new partnership with adviser network Sesame.

Fortis Life UK has linked with Sesame to give its advisers access to its range of protection products.

The future of Bankhall's Portavista platform has been thrown into fresh doubt after the support provider announced it would no longer use Capita's Enabler technology to power it.

Sesame has announced the line-up for its Symposium conference, where advisers will hear what industry figures think the future holds for the financial services industry.

Mortgages Direct, the trading arm of property group Spicerhaart, is joining Sesame as one of the network's largest appointed representatives (ARs).

The FSA is likely to bow to stakeholder pressure by dropping plans to force firms to hold three months' worth of fixed costs as part of its capital requirements for investment advisers, Professional Adviser understands.

Association of IFAs (AIFA) director general Chris Cummings has pledged to continue the fight for work-based assessments of financial advisers not yet qualified to the required QCF Level 4 standard.

The newly formed Sesame Bankhall Group has appointed Mark Penton to the role of company director of its retail distribution implementation project.

Newly-formed intermediary giant Sesame Bankhall Group will immediately set about helping its IFAs transition their businesses to be ready to operate an adviser charging model from 1 January 2013.