Two very different mandates
Strong demand has pushed the price of IFA firms 20% higher than this time last year, according to mergers and acquisitions expert Brian Spence.
The Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) had been facing a 'continual battle' between maintaining reserves and investing in swelling its ranks prior to its takeover by the Chartered Securities and Investment Institute (CISI), the body's new president...
Annuity provider merger raises pricing questions
The £1.7bn merger of providers Just Retirement and Partnership will result in a "near-monopoly" in the medically underwritten annuity market, a consultant has said.
Annuity businesses Just Retirement and Partnership have announced a merger deal.
What does the merger of the IFP and CISI mean for UK financial planners?
PA speaks to professionals at every level of the IFP membership to find out what they think about it merging with the CISI