Chase de Vere

Pension providers are seeing a rise in lump-sum contributions to retirement funds ahead of the Budget, amid concerns the Chancellor will push ahead with plans to cut higher rate tax relief.

Paul Burgin explains how to scrutinise the platform market.

"We spent a lot of money recruiting the wrong people."

Wayne Vernon is a paraplanner at The Private Office, an appointed representative of AWD Chase De Vere. He says, while others dreamed of being astronauts, he knew he wanted to work in financial advice…

L&G and AXA are among the product providers who will be providing investment links on AWD Chase de Vere's new platform.

AWD Chase de Vere has appointed Joe Maguire as director of professional development and training.

Adviser firm AWD Group has appointed Robert Organ as finance director for UK business.

A drop in the number of houses on the market and a rise in the use of offset and lifetime mortgages are some of the developments speakers on IFAonline TV expect to see in the near future.

A mortgage should be regarded as a financial planning tool to help people at different stages of their lives, according to industry figures speaking on IFAonline TV.

The Financial Services Authority has fined Capita Trust Company £300,000 and agreed £3.5m in compensation for mis-selling precipice bonds after buying the business from Royal & SunAlliance in 2001.