IFA Promotion

Bright Grey has increased the scope of its critical illness (CI) claims panel to also cover Scottish Provident policies.

Friends, peers and colleagues pay tribute to former IFA Promotions (IFAP) chief executive David Elms, who died on Tuesday.

David Elms is stepping down as chief executive of IFA Promotion after being diagnosed with cancer.

New consumer borrowing has hit a four year high, as debt levels increased again in Q1 this year by £22bn, while savings rates fell by £11bn, according to research by Unbiased.co.uk.

www.unbiased.co.uk , the website which helps consumers find an IFA, has unveiled a new database splitting the 39 IFA qualifications into two groups equivalent to A'Level and undergraduate degree.

There was a significant leap in consumer requests for the details of independent financial advisers advising on Isa investments in the first quarter of this year, according to figures just released by IFA Promotion.

Coming into financial services through a life office "sales force" put me in front of managers whose mantra was "see the people, see the people, see the people". Not knowing any better that's what I did, and every so often I was rewarded with a client...

IFA Promotion has asked the FSA to consider a change in its information requirements from intermediary firms, which would clearly state the way IFAs are paid for advice given.

Although I agree with the regulators move to lighter touch and principle-led compliance, I sometimes miss the old style heavy-handed compliance regime with thousands of pages of rules and guidance to read.

The third annual joint Association of Investment Companies/IFA Promotion poll of around 200 fund managers and IFAs has found the industry looking generally positive about prospects next year, albeit with some differences.