The IFAonline Discussion Board is back in response to adviser demand.

TISA, the Tax Incentivised Savings Association, is to host the first meeting in October of an industry group to decide the implementation of an agreed standard for platform-to-platform re-registration.

The ABI says consumers could be confused by new complaints data for financial services firms published today as it does not allow like-for-like comparisons.

Complaints made against firms in the personal investment category, which includes IFAs, have dropped from 46,529 in the first half of 2006 to only 17,173 in the second half of last year.

A growing number of insurers are mulling introducing a mixed commission option for advisers selling their protection products.

Nick Carlile, co-founder of the Platinum Partners Group of companies and a qualified quantity surveyor, warns the easy money has already been made in property.

Many IFA firms were already losing money for at least a year before the market downturn, which can no longer be used as an excuse for poor performance, according to a new report.

Tenet Group is considering offering run-off cover to its members, through its PI subsidiary Paragon, to plug what it sees as a big hole in the market.

The US budget deficit will rocket to its highest level on record this year when it hits almost $1.6trn, both the White House and Congress say.

As many as a third of people nearing retirement will work beyond the age they expected due to the impact of the recession on their pensions, according to annuity provider MGM Advantage.