My client is just starting out in freelance consultancy after being made redundant. He is a single parent with a 14-year-old daughter and previously had all major protections and private medical insurance (PMI) through work. I will cover him for the usual...

Policies often cover the breadwinner, but should we be selling more protection to cover events affecting other family members? Greg Becker looks at the Australian answer

At the recent COVER Health and Protection Forum, Clive Waller called for greater regulation of back book selling. Do you agree that this would ultimately benefit clients and the market?

Last year the government launched its consultation on simple financial products and a summary of responses has now been published.

From 2013, independent advisers must have a working knowledge of all ‘retail investment products'. There's just one problem: the FSA has been slow to define what they are.

The rise of the simple SIPP is threatening traditional plans, say advisers...

For ten years the Financial Ombudsman Service has been making decisions behind closed doors. But all that changes from this week, as we find out...

Bluefin's Robin Hames 
explains the demographic 
and legislative changes set to transform how you advise your clients.

Ten leading platform commentators were locked in a room recently to debate the future of the market. In the second of a three-part special in Professional Adviser, the team asks: In a wrap-heavy world, is there a future for off-platform solutions?

Patrick Ingram, head of corporate relationships at Parmenion, explains how to achieve an efficient and affordable proposition