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'AI will do to financial services what the internet has done to retail'

Technology

'AI will do to financial services what the internet has done to retail'

Money Means founder Helena Wardle says

clock 06 June 2025 • 2 min read
Advised platforms hit record £22.1bn in Q1 sales as outflows ease

Your profession

Advised platforms hit record £22.1bn in Q1 sales as outflows ease

Q1 2025 brings strongest net inflows in nearly three years as advised market stabilises

clock 02 June 2025 • 2 min read
Gifting, annuities and onshore bonds surge as IHT shake-up looms

Tax planning

Gifting, annuities and onshore bonds surge as IHT shake-up looms

Advisers scramble to adjust to changes in the Autumn Budget

clock 13 May 2025 • 3 min read
Adviser platform assets up to £616.2bn in 2024

Wrap/platforms

Adviser platform assets up to £616.2bn in 2024

Strong advised platform new business throughout 2024

clock 19 March 2025 • 3 min read
Majority of advice firms assisting clients with protection needs

Protection

Majority of advice firms assisting clients with protection needs

Average cost of care amounts to £1,594 per week

clock 11 March 2025 • 1 min read
Professional Adviser TV: How time-poor advisers are turning to AI

Your Business

Professional Adviser TV: How time-poor advisers are turning to AI

Lang Cat senior analyst Rich Mayor joins PA to talk AI and adviser energy levels

clock 28 February 2025 • 1 min read
Platform innovation: Terry Huddart on Abrdn's Cash Solution

Wrap/platforms

Platform innovation: Terry Huddart on Abrdn's Cash Solution

'I see this as another positive market development'

clock 27 February 2025 • 5 min read
FCA 'agnostic' on advice industry consolidation benefits

Regulation

FCA 'agnostic' on advice industry consolidation benefits

Regulator unsure on consolidation outcome but will continue engagement with firms

clock 06 February 2025 • 1 min read
Adviser business owners upbeat as 80% report increased turnover

Your profession

Adviser business owners upbeat as 80% report increased turnover

Two-thirds of IFAs predict higher profits in 2025 but many feeling regulatory pressure

clock 06 February 2025 • 2 min read
Consumer Duty has 'not gone far enough' in advice profession

Consumer Duty

Consumer Duty has 'not gone far enough' in advice profession

Firms called to be ‘more aggressive’ in their innovation

clock 06 February 2025 • 2 min read