Defaqto

Multi-manager outsourcing solutions have suffered a decline in popularity as advisers turn to discretionary managers who have seized the opportunity presented by regulatory change to grab market share.

Defaqto has said it believes short term income protection (IP) products are likely to become the replacement for payment protection insurance (PPI).

Protect has confirmed representatives from the Protection Review, Income Protection Task Force and Defaqto will be speaking at its May meeting.

Nearly a quarter of advisers think using a single platform for their clients will jeopardise their claims of independence, research suggests.

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.