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Self-employed people who plough their income into their business and dismiss retirement planning are taking a risk, research has suggested.

Positive Solutions has made two new appointments to its board of directors in the latest of a series of moves at the company.

Paul Feeney, chief executive of Old Mutual Wealth Management, said the firm is aiming to become the number one wealth manager in the UK, following its merger with Skandia.

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Advisers can continue to develop their skills after the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) with Aviva's online CPD tool.

The test of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will be whether it prevents toxic products from entering the market, Consumer Focus has said.

Advisers will have a bigger job on their hands after gender equalisation comes into force this year, indicates research.

Peter Mann, the chief executive of Skandia UK, has said the firm will target restricted advisers as part of a plan to become an integrated wealth manger.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) offers a "huge opportunity" for the regulator and businesses to start afresh, Martin Wheatley has said.