IFA

By way of a Christmas present, the FSA and the OFT are consulting on guidance about new post PPI products, such as short-term IP (STIP).

MPs campaigning for better compensation for Arch Cru investors will try to broker a blanket deal on redress to avoid the Financial Ombudsman Service being flooded with claims against IFAs.

Axa Wealth's Gary Thompson, Ascentric's Hugo Thorman and IFA Mark Hughes joined Lawrence Gosling for a debate on the future of platforms

Annuity providers are considering rolling out full online underwriting services direct to consumers, but what effect might it have on advice delivery?

Paul Avis, sales and marketing director for Canada Life Group Insurance, explains the benefits of advising on RDR exempt products such as group risk.

The Investment Management Association (IMA) consulted just four IFAs about the overhaul of its Managed sector model.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined and banned a network director for failing to ensure advisers under his management were qualified and competent.

A banned financial adviser who was last week arrested for misleading investors as part of a investigation by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and West Midlands police has been named.

A Poole-based IFA has expressed anger at lawyers for the FSCS for apparently mistakenly including the name of his firm on a list of businesses the scheme may pursue for money it paid out to Keydata investors.

Brokers have been warned to ensure that proper internal controls are in place to tackle a rise in simple but potentially business-threatening fraud.