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The Financial Services Bill has passed through to the House of Lords without any significant amendments affecting financial advisers, including the reintroduction of a long-stop.

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) and the Association of British Insurers (ABI) is to co-host a roundtable event looking at how upcoming regulatory changes will affect IFAs.

Up to a quarter of advisory firms are unsure whether they will be RDR-compliant by 2013, according to research from the Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA).

The government must conduct a full review of the 'uncontrollable' cost of regulation and the impact it is having on businesses, according to Tenet.

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has hit out at "spiralling" fee rises from the Financial Services Authority (FSA), Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) and Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

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AIFA policy director Chris Hannant has criticised 'free rider' advisers who back the trade body's efforts and benefit from its work, but don't want to pay for membership.

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) is still hopeful of more amendments to the Financial Services Bill, including the reintroduction of a long-stop, after the legislation progressed through its latest stage.

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has written to George Osborne ahead of the proposed changes to pensions tax relief in next week's Budget.

Almost 90% of advisers support calls to introduce a long-stop for the financial advice profession, research suggests.