A former IFA leading a campaign to rebuild consumer trust in financial services has called on the incoming Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to publicly back its agenda.
The Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) has warned the government that the threat of retrospective regulation is preventing advisers from recommending enterprise investment schemes (EIS) to clients.
Most clients are uninterested in the "nuts and bolts" of investment decision-making and instead require a more tailored discussion around risk, according to consultant Tim Hale.
Accredited Financial Planning firms are to be offered wider professional indemnity insurance (PII) cover, including full legal liability, under a deal arranged by the Institute of Financial Planning (IFP).
The winners of this year's Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) awards were announced at Celtic Manor this morning.
The Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) has appointed its first paraplanner to the board of directors, in a move that it hopes will position it as the first trade body to represent the profession.