The FSA and Mortgage Payment Protection Insurance (MPPI) firms have agreed an industry-wide package of measures for consumers.
Smith & Pinching is joining IFA-owned wrap proposition Nucleus, bringing the total number of firms to more than 60.
Gold today hit an all-time high price of $1,043.77 per ounce after a dip in the dollar boosted the attractiveness of metals to investors.
The Conservatives have pledged to reverse the multi-billon pound pension "tax raid" introduced in 1997 by then chancellor Gordon Brown.
IFAs will now be able to access real-time information about all their new individual pensions business under one roof, cutting the time spent on administration.
Aviva is looking to expand into the Indonesian market over the next year as its growth decelerates slightly in China.
The FSA has censured two senior figures at Dresdner Kleinwort for committing market abuse.
Standard Life has lifted the queuing system for customers wishing to surrender, transfer or switch money out of the company's UK unit-linked life and pension property funds.
The UK pension system needs to undergo a series of drastic reforms to drive out consumer confusion and encourage savers, says Aviva.