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The demand for buying IFA practices has increased rapidly.

Simon Chamberlain, chief executive of Succession Advisory Services, says if anyone had mentioned IFA consolidation in early 2009, it was only as an unintended consequence of the credit crunch...

Alistair Darling's Pre-Budget Report (PBR) has thrown up all sorts of interesting issues and on two points I find myself questioning the Chancellor's judgement.

As we near the end of the year and start to reflect on the past twelve months whilst looking forward to the next with a renewed sense of vigour and positivity, my over-riding hope for 2010 is that we finally see some better solutions in the pensions arena....

The decision of the Association of British Insurers to drop its earlier opposition to the Law Commission's proposals to reform insurance contract law for personal lines business is good news.

Ray's Chinn Wag

Recently there have been press releases all over the place giving details of a long awaited joint ABI/AMPS statement designed to ensure that charging structures on SIPPS are communicated clearly and accurately to the consumer.

I had the pleasure of accompanying my teenage son and one of his pals to see Bowling for Soup recently.

AXA has made a submission to HM Treasury in preparation for the forthcoming pre-Budget report (PBR).

There is only one way to sum up the shake-up in the European Commission portfolios from a UK perspective - we were totally stuffed.