Regulation

PA speaks to professionals at every level of the IFP membership to find out what they think about it merging with the CISI

‘Membership message was being lost’: Former IFP president Marlene Outrim’s verdict on CISI merger

The Money Advice Service (MAS) is helping to launch a £700,000 fund to trial ways children as young as three years old can be taught the tools and information they need to manage their money later in life.

The Money Advice Service (MAS) made a loss of £786,000 last year and has confirmed it will not return any capital to the industry.

Clients insisting on going against their adviser's recommendations should be asked to put their instructions in writing to show they are aware of the risks, a compliance officer at support services provider SimplyBiz has suggested.

We survived RDR but advisers' battles are far from over

When advisers got it right

In the week the government launched a major review of the financial advice market, Professional Adviser looks at the impact the Tories have had on the sector in their first 90 days in power...

The introduction of ‘safe harbour' legislation for financial advisers would be a welcome step towards rebalancing liability between advisers and clients, according to one stakeholder, after the government announced a major review looking at how advice...

Alastair Rush picks the areas he thinks the government's advice review should focus on...