Investing in the profession

The FSA is consulting with the industry on whether to include the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Pensions Management Institute as accredited bodies.

Blogging can be a great way to promote your services. Maria Merricks takes a closer look at the latest trend in generating new business.

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) is to introduce a Level 4 Certificate in Paraplanning, following in the footsteps of the Institute of Financial Planning (IFP), which launched a similar qualification last year.

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Looking back at the weekend's national newspapers, your clients may have picked up on reports into unregulated investments, wills and pension fund fees...

Why a platform should be judged on more than just AUM

The latest part of our popular series examining those little known features on your favourite platform

The FSA is under pressure from advisers to explain how they can become better qualified to recommend unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS), and avoid falling foul of the regulator's rules on their use.

In the fourth of a six-part series on preparing for RDR, Bruce Moss, strategy director at Advisa Centa, offers some advice on determining your clients' attitude to risk.

Chartered financial planner Pete Matthew has marked the occasion of recording his 150th educational video for consumers by re-designing his website, Meaningful Money.