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Aegon-owned national IFA Positive Solutions said it has returned to profit after implementing a number of cost-cutting measures.

Aegon-owned national IFAs Positive Solutions and Origen have reported a combined £1m loss in the first quarter of the year, down from £2m in the final three months of 2011.

Former Positive Solutions recruitment and sales director Mike Edwards has joined network True Potential as a partner.

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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.

After four years with Positive Solutions and a career spent with national IFAs, Tony Treble is going it alone. He tells Professional Adviser why…

Martin Greenwood, the interim CEO of Tenet Group, has hit out at the company's rivals for behind-the-scenes criticism of the network.

Iain Black has stepped down from his role as chief operating officer for distribution at Aegon and left the company after 21 years.

Keith Gilmour, the business development director at Sesame Bankhall Group, has left the company after less than a year in the role.

Earnings at Aegon UK declined in the second quarter as the insurer continues to pay millions in customer redress following administrative problems at Scottish Equitable.