Proper SIPP due diligence is a straightforward task, say frustrated advisers

Eight in ten UK investors are confident they will be able to fund the retirement lifestyle they want, but this is still fewer than in Brazil, a survey has found.

Two IFA businesses acquired by listed IFA AFH Financial in 2012 have featured on the Financial Services Compensation Scheme's (FSCS) latest list of defaulted firms.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned advisers to drastically improve standards on pension transfers to self-invested personal pensions (SIPPS), saying it expects more firms to face enforcement action due to the "serious and ongoing failings"....

A report commissioned by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has accused debt management companies (DMC) of blurring the boundaries between financial advice and sales and pressurising consumers to opt for their products.

Is focused advice a viable option?

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has rejected five out of 43 claims at decision stage against advice to invest in Arch Cru since it started publishing complaints decisions last April, its data has shown.

Around three quarters of IFAs plan to stay independent despite a tougher stance from the regulator on the definition of independent advice, according to an industry survey.

Adviser support services group SimplyBiz has acquired estate planning and will writing business APS Legal & Associates and its subsidiaries Simply Legal & Associates and Assured Probate Services.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed former chief executive of the Competition Commission (CC) David Saunders as a senior adviser on competition.