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Simon Ellis, managing director of Legal & General Investments, explains why index funds should not be viewed as the poorer relation of their active cousins and why investors are no longer using them to just tap into developed market growth.

GOOD SHAPE?

Collins Stewart Wealth Management's Robert Jukes explains the major shortcomings in traditional risk management processes and how to avoid them.

Rebecca Murphy, director at North Investment Partners, on why the practice of outsourcing is boosting professionalism in the adviser industry.

A group of industry heavyweights recently got together to debate the future of the SIPP market. In the first of a three-part special in Professional Adviser, the team discussed the definition of a SIPP and asked: Is demand for the products set to grow?...

From 2012, changes to pensions law will affect all employers with at least one worker in the UK. Charlotte Richards finds out what advisers are already doing to prepare their clients.

From data encryption to intruder detection systems, Nick Eatock, CEO of IntelliFlo, explains the best ways to prevent confidential information getting into the wrong hands.

INTERIM LEVY

Neil Michael, executive director of investment strategies at London & Capital, explains the tools that can be used to predict volatility and de-risk portfolios.

The FSA's ‘treating customers fairly' initiative has invited scorn from advisers who said it muddied waters that were previously clear. But not everyone thinks it was worthless…