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Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has brought the social care spending cap forward to 2016 to protect funding above £72,000.

George Osborne may get a few more heckles during his Budget in light of unemployment data out today, a recruitment firm has said.

Advisers should consider selling their businesses within the next 18 months before prices offered by consolidators fall, according to a consultancy firm.

Passport2Health has included cancer cover in its policies.

Joint committee recommendations for a clause stipulating the importance of financial advice in the Care and Support Bill has the potential to transform the advice market, Partnership has said.

Nearly half of people in a relationship would struggle with bills early after a death, while the sector takes an average three month to pay out a life policy.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed three chairmen, including the chief executive of Nationwide, to lead the independent panels set up to represent its constituents' interests and provide independent views to the regulator.

FCA removal of commission on protection products would be a "complete disaster" but could happen, adviser network Tenet has warned.

Jon Round's colleague Toni Smith from First Complete finds a way to protect adviser commission

The incoming Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has outlined plans to use new powers permitting it to publish details of enforcement cases, at one of the earliest stages of its proceedings.