Financial advice

Three quarters of advisers are using the wrong measures to compare fund costs, giving clients an inaccurate picture of the charges eating into their returns, according to research by Defaqto.

Adviser firm Westminster Wealth Management has launched a dedicated divorce service to add to its financial planning business.

Risk vs return vs retirement: A new battle in the fight for income

A former Legal & General (L&G) adviser faces jail after being found guilty of stealing nearly half a million pounds from an elderly couple.

Financial advisers could be on the hook for hundreds of millions of pounds after the latest twist in the Harlequin saga in which the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has written down the value of the investment to nil.

A national advice firm has launched the final stage of its adviser development programme, designed to help advisers improve their client service and increase their revenue.

Consolidator AFH Financial has acquired Kidderminster-based advice firm K.L. Plester Financial Services for £1.7m.

Advisers have reacted to Standard Life's return to advice with a mix of indifference and a sense of history repeating itself

Perfect planning or professional elitism? The lowdown on the provider-free conference

An alternative conference for advisers at which product providers are banned returns this year after the success of its inaugural event.