IFA

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....

Mark Hoban, the financial secretary to the Treasury, has backed Capita's Arch cru payment scheme and told investors they should go after their independent fnancial advisers (IFA) for compensation.

When it comes to product development plans, health and protection providers need to stop repeating past mistakes and look to the future, says Wojciech Dochan.

It's not just the Olympics that will make headlines in Britain next year - the gender pricing directive comes into force in 14 months. So what should IFAs do now to prepare for it? Duncan Heald investigates