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Sesame Bankhall executive chairman Ivan Martin has warned IFAs not to rely on any radical overhaul of RDR, despite expressing concerns about the changes being made.

Friends Provident has reminded the public that more than 40% of Britons support the introduction of a fat tax.

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) has been selected to act as custodian for a new range of XACT ETFs.

Inflation is likely to remain high throughout 2011 but the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is more divided than usual over the reasons why, the Bank of England Governor says.

Sesame Bankhall Group is to launch a school for budding advisers to help "attract and nurture" the next generation of IFAs.

A free guide designed to help adviser firms select a discretionary manager has been launched by Defaqto.

James Hay will release two SIPPS in Q1 next year to meet the needs of both sophisticated clients and those with more basic requirements.

Mark Hoban, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, says the government has done what it can to help lending to small business and now the banks must take the lead.

Pensions minister Steve Webb has announced a DWP experiment in which 2,000 pensioners who have not claimed but are entitled to pension credit will be paid the benefit for 12 weeks.

Skandia has launched a risk-targeted protection fund which will limit losses to 80% of the highest ever share price.