More than 600 adviser firms have been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) in the last five years - an average of almost 130 each year - as the impact of a number of high-profile investment failures continues to take...
Advisers should follow a simple three-step process when dealing with 'insistent' clients which will put them in a strong position should any future problems arise, Rory Percival has said.
Remembering pension transfer permissions
Financial advisers across the country would prefer a coalition government comprised of Labour, the Scottish National Party (SNP) and Welsh national party Plaid Cymru over one formed by the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and UKIP, according to a poll....
Clydesdale Bank is to be sold off in a demerger by parent National Australia Bank (NAB) which will see the business acquired in part by shareholders with the remainder listed on the open market.
The charging model one IFA says will petrify advisers
Why client-centric TCF culture should be at the heart of every firm
As many as 6,000 people have accessed the Money Advice Service's (MAS) retirement adviser directory in its first month of operation, the consumer body has said.
Firms trying to expand into new business areas are having to wait 85% longer for Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorisation than two years ago.