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Novia has recruited Pippa Russell as head of corporate communications.

Perspective Financial Group has made its 20th acquisition with the purchase of Leedham Independent Financial Advisers.

The FSCS will reveal how much extra cash it needs from the industry to pay for failures including Keydata and Wills & Co by the end of the month.

The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) wants the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) review of the private healthcare sector to produce greater clarity from medical insurers and practitioners.

Nearly 300 adviser firms are "clinging on for dear life" after the ravages of last year's recession as the IFA market braces for a wave of corporate failures, says Plimsoll.

Today's quarterly FSA consultation paper (CP) provides a valuable opportunity to explore better ways of communicating income drawdown risk to investors, pensions experts say.

The FSA today proposes income protection plans with a 'small' investment element, better known as Holloway policies, should be exempt from the RDR's adviser charging and professionalism rules.

Lucy Courtenay, director of education at the IFP, has been promoted to qualifications director as the professional body extends its reach into the examinations arena.

The FSA is set to extend the list of RDR-ready qualifications with the addition of three possible routes, including one work-based assessment.

Deutsche Bank has unveiled its db x-trackers MSCI Emerging Market Short Daily Index ETF on the London Stock Exchange.