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The big question for adviser firms following the release of the RDR interim paper is should they take action now to fit the FSA's revamped vision for retail financial services?

We all know the story of the Three Little Pigs and how important it is to have strong foundations in both our personal and business lives. This helps us to weather the ‘storms' that come along all too frequently.

Happy third birthday, child trust funds! The Government introduced the scheme on April 6 2005 to ensure children have savings at age 18 and raise awareness about personal finance.

I'm new to this blogging game, and possibly new to many of you. However, I have in fact just returned to AXA after seven years away in the ‘real world' as technical director of a large regional IFA business in Newcastle upon Tyne. Now I am back as head...

In the second part of the series Richard Warner concludes his run down of inheritance tax planning

Andrew Popper demonstrates how structured products can play an important role in retirement planning

Love them or loathe them, sovereign wealth funds are very much here to stay, says analyst Joanne Baynham. So is it wise to trust them?

A selection of properties for sale in Europe and beyond

Nigel Hare Scott highlights how equity release can be used to meet client's needs in retirement