Ascentric is expanding its business development team with the appointment of Debbie Steer, formerly of 1st The Exchange.

Institutional fund managers are increasingly looking to the retail market, suggests a survey by Skandia Investment Group (SIG).

Cofunds has appointed Paul Rose as head of regional account managers to help the platform work more closely with advisers in the run up to the RDR.

Founder of outsourcing firm How Why When, Lee-Anne Peters, talks about how the paraplanner role is evolving...

Quilter and Skandia will power the managed portfolio service for Jelf Financial Planning as part of a three-way strategic tie-up.

The RDR could have the unintended consequence of "disenfranchising" the majority of consumers from financial advice and thereby undermine the proposal's main aim, Scottish Widows says.

Brokerage Goldman Group has taken the decision to stop offering mortgage and insurance advice due to the tough market conditions.

Deutsche Bank investment director Paul Wharton examines the drivers for the commodities market.

Net retail sales of fund of funds soared to their highest ever level in Q3 to £1.4bn, more than four times the £297m recorded in the same period last year.

Confidence amongst IFAs towards property investment has shot up to its highest level in two years, a Reita study concludes.