Risk-profiler FinaMetrica is to set up a UK-based sales team in a bid to grow its customer base.
Sanlam UK has inked a deal with Statehouse Financial Management which will see the Wiltshire-based firm adopt Sanlam's hybrid advice model.
The FSA's acting enforcement head, Tracey McDermott, has said the financial services industry is failing to heed the lessons of previous failures and "has no-one but itself to blame" for low consumer confidence in the sector.
Wealth manager St James's Place (SJP) is rolling out "minimum service standards" for its advisers to ensure trail commission and ongoing fees are being levied fairly.
As the deadline for the Retail Distribution Review swiftly approaches, Helen Morrissey looks at how prepared advisers are and asks what support they are being offered.
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has successfully resolved a conflict with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) over the rules around adviser charging on annuity business.
About two years ago, a retired ‘adviser’ invited me for lunch. He wanted to discuss today’s advisory market and compare it with his 1970s “heyday” (with Sun Alliance & London). I accepted.
Rachel Dalton finds out why more adviser firms are turning to white label SIPPs to boost their service proposition.
Industry figures have raised concerns over Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs' (HMRC's) stance on adviser charging on annuity business.