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Standard Life is to launch a marketing campaign for its SIPP, to be fronted by celebrities Marco Pierre White, Mariella Frostrup and Sir Ranulph Fiennes.

Bluefin, a national advisory and insurance service, has launched today, combining a number of UK adviser businesses, including Thinc.

Financial advisers are one of the most popular sources of estate planning advice, coming just behind solicitors, according to Standard Life.

The FSA has ignored IFAs and listened to the views of providers and the European Commission in establishing a 'sales advice' channel with equivalent minimum qualifications to the IFA stream.

SYH Charterhouse has extended its range of equity release products as it re-launches as a total equity release specialist.

The FSA should not restrict 'advice' to solely whole of market post RDR, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) urges.

Equity release should be seen as a 'last resort' for pensioners who are struggling financially, according to a new report from Which?.

IFAonline has received a massive reponse to a recent poll on mortgage affordability with the vast majority saying it is difficult to assess a client's outgoings.

More than three million borrowers have had a mortgage or loan application refused over the past 18 months, according to GE Money Home Lending.

Mortgage advisers have done little to improve their affordability advice processes since last year, according to a new FSA review.