IFA

Friends Life has defended its direct to consumer proposition, PlanWise, against an claims it is using the service to cut advisers out of the sales process.

Confidence in the UK economy amongst advisers has fallen by 5% this quarter, Skandia says.

More than half of IFAs predict the retail distribution review (RDR) will drive consumers to self-invest over the next year, Legal & General (L&G) Investemnts says.

With the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) coming, the NZ government illustrates a low-cost approach to distributing protection products. Greg Becker explains

Independent financial advisers wrote more than three quarters of the life and pensions business in 2010, according to figures from the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

A financial adviser has launched a pension scheme to directly compete with the government-backed, and taxpayer funded, National Employment Savings Trust (NEST).

Philip Calvert, the founder of social network IFALife, will publish a book of top financial advice tweets for consumers.

The internet, new media and social media are continuing to grow in popularity and importance for interacting with people. What should advisers be doing to make the most of these opportunities?

Perspective Financial Group, the IFA consolidator which has acquired more than 20 businesses since launch, has reported increased earnings and profits in the first half of the year, boosted by a doubling of assets under management (AUM).

The Retail Distribution Review (RDR) will not change independent financial advisers'(IFAs) reluctance to use ETFs because they do not fully understand how they work, says the head of an industry body for advisers.