The importance of an adviser's judgement in making client recommendations has been pushed to the top of the agenda at Openwork as the multi-tied adviser seeks to move away from its previous "box-ticking" culture.

The Chancellor will cut the official economic forecast for 2009 to around -4.75%, from the Budget's forecast of a 3.5% contraction, according to Treasury sources.

The pensions industry regularly treads a fine line between taking legitimate advantage of tax breaks and pushing the boundaries to exploit perceived loopholes in legislation and regulation.

A huge industry initiative designed to raise consumer awareness of the need for protection and backed by more than 20 insurers has been cancelled due to a lack of funding.

IFA Chartwell has launched a telephone-based direct advice proposition for clients, a move it describes as "next generation advice giving".

"Fantastic" and a "big surprise" is how advisers and multi-managers are describing the return to running money of Fidelity's iconic fund manager Anthony Bolton. But some offer a word of warning...

More than a fifth of advisers will charge the equivalent of less than £100 per hour for their advice post-RDR, research suggests.

The future of Bankhall's Portavista platform has been thrown into fresh doubt after the support provider announced it would no longer use Capita's Enabler technology to power it.

Ian Shipway will bring to newly-launched business transition consultants Succession Advisory Services knowledge of "global best practice", director Tim Parsons says.

IFA consolidator Perspective Financial Group has acquired its tenth firm after securing Kent-based Professional Investment Management Services (PIMS).