IFA

This week the Financial Ombudsman Service has been brought under the scope of the Freedom of Information Act. We asked, what have you always wanted to know about the FOS?

From 2013, independent advisers must have a working knowledge of all ‘retail investment products'. There's just one problem: the FSA has been slow to define what they are.

For ten years the Financial Ombudsman Service has been making decisions behind closed doors. But all that changes from this week, as we find out...

Ten leading platform commentators were locked in a room recently to debate the future of the market. In the second of a three-part special in Professional Adviser, the team asks: In a wrap-heavy world, is there a future for off-platform solutions?

Patrick Ingram, head of corporate relationships at Parmenion, explains how to achieve an efficient and affordable proposition

The emergence of smartphone apps and tablets has opened up a whole new world of possibility for some IFAs, writes Terry Huddart, technical communications manager at Nucleus

Advisers have welcomed news the FSA is writing to advice firms about drawdown to monitor trends in the light of April's new rules, as a remedy for drawdown abuse.

The Labour government was rightly derided for many things, but one event that happened under its watch should be applauded: the introduction of the Freedom of Information Act.

Syed Kamall, member of the European Parliament for London, said he is "not impressed" with the European Commission's assessment of the impact of EU regulation on the UK, and has called for an independent review of proposals to only ban IFAs from receiving...

A large Manchester law firm is seeking to bring professional negligence claims against IFAs who invested clients in the Arch cru fund range, following Treasury Secretary Mark Hoban's refusal yesterday to launch a government inquiry into Capita's role....