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In 1989 Colin Jackson approached coach Malcolm Arnold with what seemed like a foolhardy idea of inviting one of his biggest rivals, Canadian Mark McCoy, to become part of Arnold's coaching stable.

I have a friend who is a builder, and he recently told me the tale of how he had charged £750 for less than a day's work to move a small wall. "There's that much work out there that I can increase my prices and just take the jobs that still want me" he...

There is a myth perpetuated in financial services that ‘clients will not pay fees'. My experience is very different. Where it is possible to articulate value to a client they will of course pay fees for financial advice. I do concede that commission offsetting...

IFA Promotion is introducing a weekly checking service against Financial Services Authority data to ensure all IFAs currently listed on its database are fully authorised by the regulator.

Ok, so let's get this bit out of the way first - those Australians certainly showed us a thing or two about how to play cricket in the recent Ashes series. In some areas, Australian supremacy is not in doubt.

Thinc Group is introducing a radical remuneration structure which offers financial advisers "a dignified exit from the industry" at retirement but requires those not bringing in enough annual revenue to change their status within the firm.

Jane Wheeler, president of the Institute of Financial Planning, believes the fact more advisers are making the transition to a new advice model is giving the organisation momentum in its vision to develop financial planning in the UK.

Advisers have hit back at the Financial Services Authority over its attack on the financial services retail distribution model.

Consulting firm Deloitte claims the life and pensions industry needs a new business model as "undifferentiated, high cost advice for all customers is a waning proposition".

In response to the Which? research on financial advice - Which? points finger at adviser failings - and comments by LibDems treasury spokesman, Chris Marsham of C&M Financial Services in Newton Abbot, says: