Financial advice

Scotland voting yes to independence from the rest of the UK would be a "disaster" Novia chief executive - and Scot - Bill Vasilieff has said, less than a month before the referendum.

In this week's Retirement Planner news round-up we highlight five key stories you might have missed over the past seven days.

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has revived its joint scheme with Citizens Advice and plans to roll out pro bono advice across 100 of the organisation's branches with the "capacity to expand further".

A former appointed representative of Financial Ltd, the network banned this week from recruiting new advisers in a landmark ruling, has spoken exclusively to Professional Adviser about what he found during his time at the firm...

Advisers tell PA what they would do if they held a regulatory wand for one day

Why adviser Keith Churchouse thinks the government's pensions guidance is the IKA wardrobe of financial services

Savers are to receive free independent guidance from the Money Advice Service (MAS) and The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) when given unfettered access to their pension pots from next year, the government has said.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme's (FSCS) case against advisers who sold Keydata products has been further delayed as the judge considers whether to include firms with less in claims against them than previously required.

National IFA Chase de Vere has teamed up with a newly launched building society to become the sole adviser to its clients.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on the boundaries between advice and guidance after it found execution-only services have strayed into giving advice.