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The FSA is consulting with the industry on whether to include the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Pensions Management Institute as accredited bodies.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has proposed new guidance outlining how product providers can facilitate the payment of adviser and consultancy charges to intermediaries.

Wealth manager Bestinvest has launched an investment advisory and discretionary managed portfolio service which it says will drive down the price of advice for customers.

An index that ranks countries on both wealth and well-being shows Slovenia, Czech Republic and Poland outperforming so-called PIGS countries. France is also showing a decline similar to the PIGS.

RBC Wealth Management, part of Royal Bank of Canada, has appointed Wayne Pearson and Roberta Ruddy as US-based directors to its International Solutions Team.

A significant proportion of advisers do not know if their business is ready to meet the FSA's new transparency requirements as set out in the retail distribution review (RDR), according to research.

Structured products are again in the regulatory firing line but this time it is providers - rather than IFAs - which are in the FSA's sights.

With markets and regulators putting fresh pressure on firms, Professional Adviser asked advisers how to run a tight ship without compromising revenues.

Simplybiz has launched a business transition proposition for IFAs looking to retire or offload a segment of their client bank.

An apparent mis-type in the FSA's latest policy statement outlining how advisers should in the future fill in their RMAR forms sent some scurrying to their accountants for clarification this week.