The Treasury Select Committee has ruled that the failure of the Financial Services Authority to intervene in the takeover of ABN Amro by Royal Bank of Scotland was a "serious misjudgement."
Financial Planners are being reminded by the Institute of Financial Planning that there are only six weeks left to apply for a Statement of Professional Standing.
Dorset-based MFP Wealth Management, led by Justin King CFPCM, has become the first UK Financial Planning firm to be awarded new British Standard BS8577.
Martin Tilley, head of technical support at Dentons Pensions, has forecast that "a third to a quarter" of Sipp providers could quit the market in the next few years.
Aviva has today announced the launch of a new online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) tool, designed to give Financial Planners access to relevant CPD in order to demonstrate their continuing competence post-RDR.
Steve Helmlich, the chairman of the global Financial Planning Standards Board, says the number of Certified Financial Planner professional around the world should top 150,000 this year.
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