IFA

Almost a quarter of UK businesses have not begun planning the implementation of auto-enrolment into workplace pension schemes in time for 2012, Aon Hewitt says.

Around a third of people see equity release as an important part of their retirement planning, but are not willing to pay fees for advice on it, according to the Equity Release Solicitors' Alliance (ERSA).

Alan Easter, strategy, product and development director at Honister Capital, has called on advisers to rally around AIFA during the transition to RDR and ignore those who make vocal exits from the trade body.

An Ipswich-based IFA this week staged a one-man protest against Chelsea Building Society for what he insists are 'misleading' claims about its investment products.

Joanna Faith talks to Tom Farrell about how he got into family mediation and why IFAs possess the perfect skills for this job.

Almost a quarter of IFAs say they are growing their businesses and have increased profitability compared to just 15% in June.

The vast majority of independent advisers see the RDR as a 'great commercial opportunity', although more onerous CPD and record-keeping requirements remain a concern, research suggests.

Almost a half of IFAs would consider becoming restricted post-RDR under existing FSA definitions, according to new research.

Paradigm Pensions' new employee benefits platform, Jargon Free Benefits, has been launched on Steve Bee's Jargon Free Pensions website.

Pointon York has launched a simplified version of its regular SIPP.