The Financial Services Authority has fined a financial adviser £117,330 for advising clients to invest in unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS). Read more ...

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The New Model Business Academy, the not for profit learning academy, has launched a free gap fill tool for advisers that fills all 109 gaps and is accredited by the Institute of Financial Planning. Read more ...

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Zurich has unveiled its RDR proposition for advisers and their clients in it new guide 'Supporting your business into the future'. Read more ...

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Sipp provider Hornbuckle Mitchell is offering a SSAS review service to help keep members keep records up to date. Read more ...

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Financial services firms have responded negatively to yesterday's GDP figures which showed Britain is out of a recession. Read more ...

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After the mixed reactions to DWP's paper, 'Government response to the consultation: Improving transfers and dealing with small pension pots', Xafinity, the UK pensions and payments specialists, is encouraging the Department to push forward with a virtual amalgamation tool for pensions. Read more ...

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Platform provider Nucleus said that caution was again the watchword among advisers in Q3 as the Dimensional Global Short Bond Fund became the largest fund holding on Nucleus, replacing the Legal & General Index Linked Gilt Index Trust.
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Risk profiling specialist FinaMetrica today announced enhancements to its risk tolerance report and supporting materials – based on feedback from 5,000 Australian, UK and US financial advisers. Read more ...

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The Office for National Statistics has estimated that GDP increased by 1 per cent in Q3 2012 compared with Q2 2012 with business services and finance returning to growth.
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E-commerce provider Origo has today published an independently-researched White Paper highlighting how the complexities of the Sipp transfer processes are hindering service to financial advisers and potentially risking the reputation of the Sipp market.
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