Sesame Bankhall Group has axed its wealth management arm for advisory firms which will result in all its investment advice firm members having to become directly authorised or choosing to become appointed representatives elsewhere.
Coutts International, the overseas arm of the private bank, has been sold by Royal Bank of Scotland today.
A slew of job appointments have been made by Aviva after the proposed takeover of Friends Life won the backing of shareholders.
The Financial Services Consumer Panel has called on the FCA to take urgent action to protect consumers who buy their retirement products through 'non-advice' sales.
An ex-Financial Planning manager has been sent to jail and ordered to pay tens of thousands of pounds in costs for insider dealing.
The Financial Conduct Authority is proposing a pensions dashboard allowing consumers to see all their pension pots in one place, following a study on retirement income it carried out last year.
Budding Paraplanners are being asked what would be the top three wishes they ask a genie to grant them in order to help them kick start their careers.
Checking up on the bodies that will provide the new Pension Wise service will cost the FCA nearly £400,000 every year and an initial outlay of nearly £600,000.
The Chartered Insurance Institute's chief executive is stepping down, the organisation has announced this morning.
A £75m bill is today looming for financial advisers in order to pay for the FCA.