The Financial Adviser School will launch a standalone soft-skills-only course for qualified advisers.

A husband and wife who ran a Financial Planning business before being banned by the FCA have lost a bid to unveil documents related to the case against them.

The Financial Conduct Authority has identified a number of pension areas where ‘intervention’ may be necessary following the introduction of the pension freedoms in April 2015.

The FCA has told the advice sector its bill to help pay for the regulator will rise by 4.7%.