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The pace of regulatory change has left many advisers scared of client contact, according a senior figure at BlackRock.

Halifax's mortgage adviser arm, Halifax Intermediaries, is set to pay the full Stamp Duty bill for first time buyers purchasing homes worth up to £250,000.

Fund group CEOs have blamed the impact of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) for a sharp divergence between UK fund sales and those elsewhere in the world at the start of 2013.

The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) has hit a landmark of over 100,000 participating members, a step towards its target of at least two million members by the end of staging.

Firms who advised on investments in the failed CF Arch Cru Investment and Diversified funds have been contacting clients asking them if they want a review of the advice ahead of yesterday's deadline to identify investors eligible for redress.

Hargreaves Lansdown is planning to launch a rebate-free charging model at the start of next year following the latest platform paper from the regulator.

Firms which fail to apply a pragmatic approach to complaints cause problems to escalate unnecessarily, Natalie Ceeney , chief executive of the Financial Ombudsman (FOS) has said.

Key Retirement Solutions is launching the first nationwide service to handle the house buying and selling process for the over-55s.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has censured money transfer firm Horn Express for failing to safeguard and segregate customer funds.