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The FSA has proposed a guide for businesses to avoid becoming "a conduit for financial crime", an area it said small firms have been "weak" to assess and mitigate risks.

Nucleus member firms are opening their doors to fellow advisers in a series of open days designed to showcase the benefits of belonging to an adviser-owned wrap.

Prudential has extended the guarantees it offers on its PruFund range to help advisers target the majority of investors who remain cautious post financial crisis.

Sanlam Private Wealth has launched a specialised wrap for advisers outsourcing to discretionary managers.

Man Group has launched a multi-strategy fund investing across a range of its own funds, and those of its subsidiaries including recently acquired GLG Partners.

Mortgage lenders have identified third parties such as solicitors, brokers and valuers as being among the main sources of fraud risk.

Almost a third of consumers who recently purchased a product through an IFA were not given a key features document (KFD), or cannot recall receiving one, research commissioned by the FSA suggests.

This week's Retirement Planner quick-fire poll asks: Do you think the Treasury will axe higher rate tax relief on pensions?

The insurance industry still has an image problem with the general public which the new regulatory structure is unlikely to help, according to research by the ABI.

Perspective Financial Group will provide internship and placement opportunities for undergraduates after entering into partnership with Bradford University.