Peter Chadborn believes the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) may provide an opportunity for advisers to secure clients that banks cannot afford to service.
Capita-owned National Dental Plan has announced Andrew Bower as its new managing director.
Recently rebranded Ageas Protect has launched ‘Low Start', a personal protection product offering the same cover as its YourLife Plan at a lower initial cost.
Skandia says it will hold off on developing an unbundled charging model until the FSA clarifies its cash rebate rules.
Tenet Support Services is considering becoming an accredited body in the wake of the FSA's confirmed policy on professionalism.
John Moret, the former marketing director of Suffolk Life dubbed ‘Mr Sipp', has launched his own specialist SIPP consultancy and advisory firm.
AIFA director general Stephen Gay has criticised RDR pressure groups and skeptics while defending the role of trade associations in fighting regulation.
Lyxor Asset Management is celebrating a decade in the ETF industry, having launched its Cac 40 fund on the Paris Stock Exchange in 2001.
Industry experts today expressed concerns advisers are still unsure of the post-RDR definition of independence.
Financial advisers are the most trusted figures in financial services, particularly in the wake of the banking crisis, research suggests.