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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has begun focus groups with members of the financial services industry examining ‘practical difficulties’ in the boundary between advice and guidance. The regulator also confirmed that its...

Cirencester Friendly has appointed Alan Waddington as director of distribution. He succeeds Andy Peters from 5 December. Peters has held the role of interim director of distribution since November last year. Peters...

WPA has added LifeStage Health to its SME product Precision Corporate Healthcare. Following a successful rollout to the large corporate market it will now be made available to companies with 10 or...

The role of the adviser has never been more important in explaining the true value of protection as panic has enveloped mortgage customers due to fears around skyrocketing interest rates. And advisers...

US virtual mental health platform Brave Health has announced a $40m (£36.1m) Series C funding round led by Town Hall Ventures. It said this most recent funding will support continued expansion into...

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has called on government to develop a replacement for its Fit for Work Service as hundreds of thousands of adults become economically inactive and...

Mortgage and protection network Paradigm Protect is moving into private medical insurance (PMI) distribution. The firm revealed it is extending its provider panel to include PMI with initial access to three providers...

More than half of employers have seen an increase in demand for menopause support services over the past two years, according to Peppy. A survey of 504 HR decision makers carried out...

Mental health wellness platform Wysa has revealed plans for a Hindi language mental health app, which will also be accessible through WhatsApp. Wysa's English mental health app has served approximately 528,000 people...

Benenden Health has set a goal of around 10% of its members to be from corporate schemes following its decision to 'return to its roots' and open up to intermediaries. Last week...