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Tiger Woods strikes a perfect ball yet still employs a coach, so how can advisers ensure they continue to improve? FP Advance chief executive Brett Davidson says friends, family and even clients can help...

Mark Loosmore of AT8 Group begins his look at how distributors are using technology to get RDR-ready...

As profits come under pressure, could a healthcare trust provide a more cost effective way to maintain staff loyalty?

Winter sports are growing in popularity and have diversified into different forms. Charlotte Bayley assesses the underwriting ramifications

For thousands of employees with Retail Price Index (RPI) linked salaries, the economic downturn will cost them dearly. Sue Weir looks at how the effect of what for many will mean a pay freeze could be softened

James, a building engineer, his wife and four-year-old daughter are to relocate to Dubai for six months followed by Hong Kong for six months. All are healthy. What approach should they take to health insurance? Would one PMI policy cover the year?

As the National Health Service comes under increasing financial strain, and the economic costs of sickness become more apparent, Michael Payne, outlines the part private medical insurance (PMI) could play through a restructure of current taxation rules...

Hugo, a teacher, has a mortgage and three separate loans. All have payment protection insurance(PPI) associated on an individual basis. He has recently started a family and is looking at a broader policy. He is healthy but has a BMI of 34. What would...

The insurance industry provides life assurance and other protection products for the majority of its customers as a matter of routine. But, says Paul Sandilands, for a section of society, "ticking the box" may not be an option.

Hedge funds are not typically viewed as major institutional users of ETFs. Yet the ability to utilise them for enhanced liquidity and rapid trading manoeuvres is attracting greater hedge fund uptake, as Helen Fowler reports