adviser firms

Buckles is considering adopting parent company Sanlam's remote advice model as it looks to "crack" the UK online market and attract new clients.

Wealth manager Ashcourt Rowan has made two new appointments to its business development team as the business embarks on the next stage of its expansion.

Close Asset Management has appointed Beverley Lavin head of financial planning as the firm looks to grow its wealth management business in the run up to the RDR.

Buckles is looking to take on at least ten experienced, RDR-ready IFAs as business volumes begin to return to pre-crunch levels.

Demand for equity release products will surge in the coming years as the baby boom generation begins to retire, says Almary Green.

Founder and director of Wills & Trusts Independent Financial Planning David Batchelor reveals seven essential shifts in thinking to massively improve IFAs' profits.

Advisers are shifting their attention to more affluent clients amid fears the mass market will be unwilling to pay fees for advice post-RDR, research suggests.

Towergate Financial has announced Investment Services Scotland as the first IFA firm to sign up to its new Transition Toolkit.

Axa has insisted that it has no intention of selling its Bluefin Insurance Group and remains fully committed to the distribution market.

Stockport-based IFA AJ Smith and Co has been acquired by rival neighbour Prest Financial Services for an undisclosed sum.