IFA

There's little point beating around the bush on this: trust in financial services is waning. Has been for a while. The financial crisis; bankers' bonuses; the payment protection insurance scandal - none have helped to instil confidence in the industry....

Fiona Murphy takes a look at how advisers are adjusting to life after the Retail Distribution Review in this month's Inquiry

GOING IT ALONE

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has revealed that the number of advisers practising in the summer of last year was down 11.5% on the previous year, a fall of more than one in ten.

Friends Life is launching of a suite of online tools for advisers to assist them in advising clients on long term care solutions, particularly those receiving or about to receive care.

LV= is launching a three-step training programme for IFAs who are considering advising on equity release.

Pension investors in the failed Connaught Series 1 fund are being urged to take part in a TV programme to highlight their plight.

Panacea Adviser, a free online community for adviser firms, is calling for immediate action to overhaul the way in which the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is funded following yesterday's announcement of a £76m levy on investment intermediaries....

Unbiased.co.uk, the professional advice website, has announced the winners of its ninth annual Media Adviser Awards, sponsored by Standard Life. Here is the list of those who won and the runners up.

Legacy trail commission may create a "moral hazard" in which advisers encourage investors to stay in investments longer than they should, analysts at Barclays have warned.