Hints this week the FSA may introduce a form of product regulation - including pre-approving individual products - has sparked debate among advisers.

Aegon has taken over from BlackRock as the title sponsor of the popular end-of-year Masters Tennis tournament, which features a number of retired legends of the game.

Standard Life has added Vanguard funds to its wrap proposition as investor appetite for passive investment solutions continues to rise.

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The FSA has stressed it remains legally bound to take into account the role of the consumer in the event of a questionable financial product sale.

Firms will continue to accept the bulk of responsibility for the sale of financial products, the FSA says today, after failing to reach a consensus on whether to force consumers to accept more liability.

Former Skandia CIO Clive Hale is near to completing his 22,000-mile round-the-world motorbike ride to raise cash for charity.

A quarter of financial advice firms have yet to even begin assessing their businesses against proposals in the RDR, research from AIFA suggests.

Product regulation will lead to a drop in innovation and "inevitable" extra costs for financial advisers, Chris Cummings says.

Small SIPP operators should not be forced to bear responsibility for the quality of advice given on any business they administer, Christine Hallett says.