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Five-and-a-half million people will opt out of receiving advice as a result of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), presenting a "major" opportunity for providers to step in to service them, according to a report by Deloitte.

Adviser membership body, the IFA Centre, has launched a directory of its members which aims to help consumers find independent financial advisers across the UK.

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has fined Prudential £50,000 for a "farcical" mix-up where two clients with identical names had their accounts merged.

Will the lower projection rates introduced by the FSA deter people from saving into personal pensions?

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Restrictions on the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) could leave medium-sized employers with only one provider to choose from for auto-enrolment, the pensions minister has said.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) and the Bank of England (BoE) plan to deal with complaints in the 'twin peaks model' in largely the same way as under the current Financial Services Authority's (FSA) process....

With the Consumer Insurance Act coming into force in March 2013, advisers should ensure their medical assessment approach is compliant and defensible, Morgan Ash has warned.

A former adviser who was jailed for two years for stealing £150,000 from his grandmother has been banned by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).

Fund manager Hermes is to launch its UCITS range on a UK platform for the first time.