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The six-month restructure of Bluefin Advisory Services' private client arm has left the company with just 50 advisers from an original pool of 180.

As more and more advisers opt to use wraps, Samantha Downes looks at how the platform will transform business post RDR

Stunned advisers have warned of the "serious implications" of an FSA rule stating trail commission be passed to the client when they switch adviser from 2013.

Are IFAs becoming too dependant on paraplanners, or not enough? Professional Adviser's features editor Joanna Faith looks at the evolving role of the paraplanner.

Nick Cann, chief executive of the Institute of Financial Planning (IFP), has been forced to cancel a work-related trip to Taiwan as the ash cloud spewed out by an Iceland volcano continues to wreak travel chaos.

A ‘performance' coach who has worked with international rugby teams will speak about the psychology of success at an Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) event next week.

Fresh concerns over advisers' minimum qualifications surfaced this week after the trade body for IFAs launched its own exam option at a level above that proposed in the RDR.

The IFP CEO on bespoke learning models for adviser training

The Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC) has approved the final QCF Level 4 standards with new guidelines for giving specialist advice.

The Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) will report a surplus exceeding £70,000 for 2009 after recording losses approaching £140,000 the previous year.