Norwich & Peterborough (N&P) building society has widened its investigation into advice by branch staff to include recommendations to invest in funds from JP Morgan, Standard Life and Legal & General.
Standard Life champions fee-charging advisers and will invest cash which it previously paid out as commission in the business so it can help IFAs meet customers' needs post RDR, its UK CEO Paul Matthews said.
Laura Miller asks who should benefit when commission is replaced by fees?
Riots in London and elsewhere may have dominated this week's national news agenda, but, in financial services at least, there was plenty else going on…
This week I spoke to Tim Newman, managing director of Sense and one thing was clear, this is a network that knows its role.
Standard Life has reported UK pre-tax operating profits up 14% in the first half, driven by lower commission costs as IFAs switch to fee-charging.
This week I spoke to Tim Newman, managing director of Sense and one thing was clear, this is a network that knows its role and its vision.
Employees do not understand the value of their employee benefits package while many under-25s ignore it altogether, according to research.
Standard Life today said 39 jobs may be at risk as it moves to streamline its retail, corporate, risk and marketing divisions.
A study assessing the strengths and weaknesses of a range of financial planning tools available to advisers has been published.