Charging
Quarter of advisers saw 10%-plus pay rise after adopting DFM model
One-quarter of financial advisers have seen a pay rise greater than 10% after adopting the use of a discretionary fund manager (DFM), research for Rathbones undertaken by CoreData has suggested.
Adrian Boulding: Asset manager charges block pension cost clarity
There are 1,840 asset management firms with £8trn AUM
Contingent charging is 'hangover' from commission - Paul Lewis
RDR brought sweeping changes to adviser charging
VouchedFor data reveals 'outrageous' 5% initial advice charges
New 'fee' feature
FCA data: Ten key advice market takeaways
Ten key facts about the financial advice business
Smaller firms paying disproportionately high PI premiums - FCA
£4.5bn revenue earned from advisers
'Inevitable' consolidator AFH will absorb platform costs
'Only question is the timescale'
PIMFA urges FCA against proposed contingent charge ban
FCA consultation response
Contingent charge ban may not work for consumers - Keith Richards
Gives payment options
PA360: Advisers must embrace outsourcing to ensure profitability
Advisers need to delegate and outsource
PA360: Why IFAs must get intimate with clients - Paul Resnik
Speaking at PA360
Commission hangover still hampers financial advice - research
A quarter (26%) unwilling to pay fees
AllianzGI to introduce 'outperformance' fee model to UK retail investors
To be implemented on five UK funds next month
Trail commission-reliant firms must 'alter business model now'
FCA position unchanged
FCA has 'no immediate plans' to deal with pre-RDR trail commission
Opened consultation on issue last June
Prevalence of ad valorem fees 'worrying' - Model Office
Two-thirds (60%) charged on this basis
Angry clients ask FOS to 'shut down' Intrinsic after £3 fee error
For ‘distress’ caused
Advisers disagree with call for contingent fee ban
‘Will just exclude more people’ from advice
Disruptor or unwelcome complexity? Reaction to Fidelity fee shake-up
From buyers and industry peers
Fixed fees 'nine times more attractive' than percentage-based adviser charging
Quarter want to see return of commissions
How to calculate the value of advice
Cost inherent factor in value
IA advisory board member takes aim at body's cost disclosure proposals
Too conflicted to develop code
Almost half of advisers think clients are overcharged
According to NMBA research
Structured products criticism stems from 'utter ignorance' - Ian Lowes
'Costs advisers more, earns them less'
