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Hector Sants to step down from FSA

9 Feb 2010 | By Helen Pow

Hector Sants is set to leave the FSA in the summer, after three years as chief executive.

Ex-Thinc advisers launch IFA network

9 Feb 2010 | By Lee Jones

Former Thinc advisers launch IFA network with a flat fee and no contractual ties.

Bonuses hurting pension funds, says Myners

9 Feb 2010 | By Lee Jones

City minister will tell the NAPF to do more to crack down on bonus culture.

Money Marketing/YouGov monthly 300-IFA benchmark survey: RDR attitudes

21 January 2010

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Adviser Fund Index

07 January 2010 | By Tomas Hirst

Adviser Fund Index panellists have moved away from British equities and towards emerging markets and strategic bond funds in the balanced index.

Control centre for client cash

6 Jan 2010 | By Chris Salih, Hannah Stodell

Chris Salih and Hannah Stodell report on plans for a new body to regulate how firms deal with client money

RDR put squeeze on learning and earning

17 December 2009 | By Lee Jones

For IFAs, the dominant issue of 2009 was the retail distribution review. June saw the publication of the FSA’s updated version of the future of regulation post-2012.

Sants flees an uncertain future

9 Feb 2010 | By Paul McMillan

Resignation of the FSA chief executive adds to the uncertainties facing the industry in the run-up to the election.

Fast-forward to the future

8 Jan 2010

Chris Cummings talks about Aifa’s new FFWD academy for advisers looking forward to change their proposition for the better.

Open door to professionalism

21 Jan 2010

“Will January mark the real beginning of a new profession for those prepared to walk through the door?”

Beat the clock

18 Dec 2009

“Many will waste valuable time waiting for a change in Government, regulatory backtrack, a change in European ruling or even the magic fairy to change matters. For those, an opportunity is lost.”