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Westland helicopter affair disclosed by former PIA chief

Here is our weekly heads-up on the stories that may have caught your clients' attention over the weekend...

The regulator may make changes to the approved persons system amid concerns the new 'certification regime' for bank advisers is weaker than for other financial advisers.

Banker's Umbrella: A heartfelt defence of offshore banking

Lloyds Banking Group is to start paying dividends again for the first time in six years, set to be 0.75p per share for 2014.

Advisers have reacted to Standard Life's return to advice with a mix of indifference and a sense of history repeating itself

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to review how and how much it fines businesses amid complaints from banks about the rise of high penalties.

The amount of profit in UK banks that can be offset by losses carried forward will be limited to 50%, and relief on bad debts delayed, the Chancellor has announced.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has come under fire from an adviser who believes it is failing in its duty to "expose wrong-doing and enforce 'best practice'".

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