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Cofunds is urging the FSA to clarify its stance on legacy commission following confirmation the regulator is pushing ahead with a proposed ban on the payments.

Ashcourt Rowan Asset Management has announced its Managed Portfolio Service is available on the Ascentric wrap.

Leading product providers have revealed plans to increase their of direct business operations as they expect up to 10% of advisers to leave the industry due to RDR, according to confidential discussions with researchers.

A Poole-based IFA has expressed anger at lawyers for the FSCS for apparently mistakenly including the name of his firm on a list of businesses the scheme may pursue for money it paid out to Keydata investors.

Banks must stop cross-subsidising products to claim some of them are free, a Financial Services Authority (FSA) director has said.

BMI Healthcare has defended its letter to Bupa patients about the dispute between the two organisations over use of private hospitals.

Better communication throughout the Employment Support Allowance (ESA) system and an audit of decision makers' rulings have been recommended by an independent review.

Chancellor George Osborne will delay auto-enrolment for small businesses as part of his strategy for growth, reports have claimed.

Equity release could play a bigger role in funding long term care "if we had more certainty around state benefits" says director general of SHIP, Andrea Rozario.

Parents and partners, not professionals, are increasingly the first point of call for financial advice, according to new research.