Regulation

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is stepping up its investigations into taxes potentially underpaid by the directors and senior executives of the UK's largest companies, warns Pinsent Masons, the international law firm.

Some 76% of advisers will use a fee structure in which they charge as a percentage of assets, according to new research.

Sandringham Financial Partners, the restricted national advice proposition backed by Simplybiz chairman Ken Davy, has opened today.

Providers must be clear about the consumers they want to reach post-Retail Distribution Review (RDR) to bolster their adviser networks, Aviva has said.

Just 8% of independent advisers are likely to go restricted according to the most recent Financial Services Authority (FSA) figures.

The way providers are managing the transition to the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) is making "our lives a nightmare", one adviser has said.

The Association of Christian Financial Advisers (ACFA) is supporting legal moves to stimulate increased social investment in the UK.

Advisers can service the projected hard to reach middle-market post-Retail Distribution Review (RDR) with a good value proposition, according to Aviva.

A tough stance by the incoming Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to act "early and decisively" will bring integrity back to financial markets, chief executive designate Martin Wheatley has pledged.

Consumers are overwhelmingly unwilling to pay for fee-based financial advice, according to a YouGov poll, with some expecting to pay as little as £10 per hour.