Financial advice

P2P in ISAs: Advisers on risk vs reward

The FCA's Rory Percival is unimpressed by firms seeking to 'please the regulator'. But what other option do firms have?

Almost three quarters of advisers want to be included on a Money Advice Service (MAS) directory for firms prepared to give retirement advice to those who have received free pensions 'guidance' under a government scheme, research suggests.

Almost half of independent advisory firm business-owners plan to sell up within five years - and 10% in the next year alone, according to research.

Measure up: The myriad ways advisers benchmark client portfolios

Advice firm Almary Green has reached its 50-staff milestone after recruiting 13 new members since January, including two advisers.

The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) - one of the bodies tasked by the government with delivering free and independent guidance on retirees' options - has outlined its plans for how it would be done.

Seven golden rules to buying an IFA practice

Coutts has put aside £110m to compensate clients who may have been sold unsuitable investments over the past 60 years.

A web of deceit: How one IFA's trickery led to his downfall