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Doctors have branded fit notes a success in helping people return to work but believe it has not improved advice to patients and that more local services are needed to support returning to work.

IFAs have been told they need to be familiar with the flexible drawdown terms offered by their SIPP providers if they are to take advantage of the new income drawdown framework.

Technical Connection's Tony Wickenden will headline a series of tax planning and investment seminars run by Ascentric for advisers and paraplanners.

The FSCS will prioritise the fund management sector ahead of IFAs when it rebates the interim levy with any recoveries linked to Keydata.

Technology supplier Avelo has applauded the move to establish a statement of best practice for collecting online signatures by insurance providers.

An investment company director has been charged with fraud for running a 'Ponzi' scheme which lost investors £6m.

Skandia Investment Group (SIG) is reviewing a £7.6m bond mandate run by Old Mutual Asset Managers (OMAM) following the departure of manager Stephen Snowden.

The FSA has proposed linking the definition of a Holloway product to four key criterion, to pave the way for certain plans gaining exemption from RDR adviser charging rules.

Old Mutual Asset Managers' bond manager Stephen Snowden has left OMAM to return to rival house Aegon Asset Management.

The European exchange-traded product industry is 'very fortunate' regulators are taking a light-touch approach compared with the US, according to Christos Costandinides at Deutsche Bank.