Defaqto

IFAs have been told they need to be familiar with the flexible drawdown terms offered by their SIPP providers if they are to take advantage of the new income drawdown framework.

Fraser Donaldson explains how Defaqto's star ratings work

The number of advisers planning to move to a platform-based business in the run up to RDR has increased "significantly", suggests recent research.

Defaqto has called the European Court of Justice's (ECJ) ruling to ban gender based pricing as "probably the biggest change to affect the life and protection industry for a long time."

Defaqto's Fraser Donaldson takes a closer look at the discretionary management route.

Over a fifth of IFAs still switch personal pensions for clients despite fears of heavy-handed FSA anti-churn measures.

Defaqto believes the onus is on insurers to make the new ABI critical illness (CI) statement of best practice a success.

Defaqto has launched new Star Ratings for short-term income protection.

A tenth of advisers are considering the 'restricted' advice route after 2012, significantly fewer than recent estimates, new research suggests.

Ben Heffer provides Paul Robertson with an insight into the workings behind Defaqto and an analysis of the market's future