Martin Bamford

Advisers are beginning to assess the impact of how the latest Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) levy will impact their business.

Advisers say the FSA is letting firms down by failing to rubber-stamp key rules, preventing them from planning into next year and beyond.

While the thought of their children joining the family business leaves some advisers shuddering, others have encouraged their offspring to follow in their footsteps. What would you do?

A claims management company has been reported to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) over claims it repeatedly cold-called a financial adviser offering him £1,500 if he had been mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI).

As the second generation iPad and a raft of rival devices continue to find their way into businesses and homes around the country, IFAonline finds out if IFAs really need a tablet...

The ECJ's ban on gender-based insurance pricing may encourage more pension churning when combined with the effects of the RDR, Martin Bamford warns.

SIPP provider James Hay Partnership has written to clients saying it reserves the right to pass on the cost of the FSCS levy to them.

A total of 678 signatures have been collected for a petition to the FSA and the Treasury calling for a review of the funding of the FSCS.

Unbiased.co.uk has unveiled the contenders for this year's Media IFA of the Year Awards.

Advisory firms have less than two years to transition to an adviser charging remuneration model. But some have already made the move...