Financial advice

PA speaks to professionals at every level of the IFP membership to find out what they think about it merging with the CISI

An independent advisory business is set to submit its investment portfolios for regular scrutiny after independent tests were carried out on a trio of live client cases.

An independent financial planning firm will offer its clients legal services as part of a joint venture with a law firm.

Alastair Rush picks the areas he thinks the government's advice review should focus on...

Like the fabled magic chalice, most advisers, certainly since RDR, say what the govt now wants cannot exist

Four advice gap pioneers the government must speak to

Millions of "totally disenfranchised" savers could return to financial advice as a result of the government's wide-scale review, adviser Keith Churchouse has said.

A major review into consumer access to the financial advice market has been launched by HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Controversy over a widening gulf between those who need financial advice and those who can actually afford to pay for it has been branded "not advisers' problem" by industry veteran Geoff Mills.

The government is seeking views on whether retirement savers are aware of when independent financial advice must be taken before accessing their pots, following the pension freedoms introduced in April.