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The Financial Services Bill is being "rushed" through Parliament without proper consideration being given to proposed changes, Andrew Tyrie has said.

A Devon-based chartered IFA has launched a software tool that ensures advisory firms are able to satisfy and demonstrate that they satisfy the requirements of independence.

People are ‘shopping around' IFAs in a bid to compare and secure the best annuity rates, according to research.

Skandia has agreed terms with Artemis and Invesco Perpetual to add its funds to its restricted panel launching next year.

The impact of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) will not be felt by many consumers until the middle of next year when they make their half yearly visit to their adviser, potentially building up a bottleneck of discussions about fees, Prudential has...

One London-based adviser has said that an unseen restrictive covenant in a contract with his appointed representative (AR) firm means that he is prevented from working for one of the biggest networks in the country forever.

Richard Wilmot has been named the new lead manager of the £2.2bn Newton Higher Income fund, previously managed by Tineke Frikkee.

Advisers will be unlikely to pay more than 30bps in platform charges next year, according to Fidelity FundsNetwork.

Brooks Macdonald Funds (BMF) has introduced a clean share class across its fund range.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined ex-sub-prime lender Cheshire Mortgage Corporation Limited (CMCL) and two of its directors for mortgage sales failings leading to compensation for more than 2,000 customers.