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Tied advisers are "just getting on" with meeting new minimum qualification proposals in the RDR by attaining QCF Level 4 under the FSA's ‘no regrets' promise.

Demand is exceeding supply across the housing market, with estate agents registering five house hunters to every available property, according to the National Association of Estate Agents(NAEA).

Ascentric is expanding its business development team with the appointment of Debbie Steer, formerly of 1st The Exchange.

All personal investment firms (PIFs) will have to hold capital resources worth three months of their annual fixed expenditure (the EBR), the FSA confirmed today.

Plans to set up a number of turnkey solutions at Yellowtail Financial Planning are underway in a bid to increase profits without taking on more costs.

Deutsche Bank has appointed Nick Shellard as UK head of ETF sales to bolster the bank's ETF business in the UK market.

Nasdaq OMX Stockholm has started trading two ETFs issued by Xact Fonder, tracking the OMXS30 index.

Institutional fund managers are increasingly looking to the retail market, suggests a survey by Skandia Investment Group (SIG).

Royal Bank of Scotland reports third quarter losses of £1.5bn following a near tripling of its bad debts write-offs between July and September.

Advisers could face regulatory repercussions if they fail to warn their income drawdown clients about the potential pitfalls of taking their tax free cash early.