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The Protection Review's independent training has been warmly received by advisers who attended the first two sessions and it is now hoping to arrange further dates next year.

European regulators may be given new powers to suspend credit ratings of countries seeking or undergoing bailouts to prevent the "negative spillover effects to other countries", according to proposals for tougher regulation issued by the European Commission....

The MP who this week had his calls for a government inquiry into the controversial £54m Arch cru investors' payment scheme dismissed by the Treasury, has said the fight for answers will continue in the corridors of Westminster.

The Financial Services Authority has asked the High Court to make an "urgent" decision on whether a group of IFAs can judicially review the £54m Arch Cru investors payment scheme.

A decision - scheduled for Sunday - on whether to boost the eurozone's €440bn rescue fund has been delayed due to fresh disagreement between France and Germany about how to address the debt crisis.

The former global head of distribution at Gartmore, Phil Wagstaff, is set to join Skandia Investment Group (SIG) as CEO, Investment Week, IFAonline's sister title, understands.

The chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has suggested Parliament will have to give the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), one of its successor bodies, even greater powers to protect consumers.

The government is set to take action over companies offering cash incentives to leave defined benefit (DB) pension schemes.

BlackRock reports disappointing third quarter US ETF inflows but strong gains overall, despite a slowdown in activity in August and September.

SPDR ETF, the exchange-traded funds platform of State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), has launched two new ETFs on the London Stock Exchange.