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Fee-based wealth adviser Towry EJ saw nearly 350 client complaints, almost exclusively investment-related, referred to the FOS in the second half of last year, figures show.

The ABI will today announce plans to scrap its "misleading" managed fund sector names after research showed they were too difficult for consumers to understand.

Nationals round-up: Expect calls from clients as the ugly subject of adviser commission reappears, IFAs report annuities panic and tips on where to invest in uncertain times.

Allowing access to pension pots before age 55 will worsen the savings crisis and increase bureaucracy, the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) says.

Individuals fined and suspended by the FSA can now qualify for a shorter suspension as well as a reduced fine under changes made to its settlement discount scheme.

Consumer insurance for long-term care (LTC) will not solve the problems of social care funding in England and Wales and a hybrid public-private partnership model should be explored instead, according to a new report.

Cirencester friendly says the outlawing of gender-based underwriting could be a boon for providers selling Holloway-style income protection (IP) plans.

Insurers are readying themselves for next week's European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling on the use of gender for underwriting.

AIFA has joined the growing chorus of industry players urging the FSA to re-think its proposal to ban cash rebates as it warns the plans will be detrimental to customers.

Aetna has unveiled a new international private medical insurance (IPMI) product adding health and wellness tools.