Under TCF regulations, advisers are required to look at their client's financial wellbeing and needs. With this in mind, what prominence should cash plans be given, and should they ever be at the forefront of a client's requirements.
Direct Life & Pension (DLP) is launching a series of protection training workshops across the UK during April.
Individual life cover sold direct-to-consumers (D2C) has overtaken sales of the product via intermediaries at Direct Life & Pensions (DLP) for the first time.
Fortis has partnered with adviser network SimplyBiz.
Adviser anger over FSA plans to change protection commission disclosure is building ahead of a consultation on the issue in March.
Advisers are the answer to closing Britain's £2.3trn protection gap in 2010, says Direct Life's head of new business Phil Jeynes.
Do you think the FSA gives value for money, or would Conservative plans to transfer its powers to the Bank of England be a reasonable course of action?
Roger Edwards talks to Paul Robertson about the current concern providers have over the lack of advice requested since the latest CI product was introduced.
In light of the FSA's proposed regulatory fee increases for IFAs, do you think that advisers should have more input with the regulator on rules affecting their business? Should they be represented on the board?
Considering the current economic climate, what do you think the main focus will be in terms of marketing budgets in the next 12 months? Do you think that lead-buying will fare well?