Opinion

Dev Malle, sales and marketing director at Personal Touch Financial Services, discusses why buy-to-let has become such an important part of the UK market.

This week's final decision from the European Court of Justice to accept the preliminary opinion of its Advocate General, Juliane Kokott, on ending the opt-out insurance has from the relevant European non-discrimination directives is not a surprise.

Clive Waller, director at CWC Research, on why Barclays quitting branch-based financial planning is bad news for IFAs

Daniel Harrison, senior partner at True Potential, calls for more regulation on borrowing, but extra freedom for savers

David Coombs, head of multi-asset investments at Rathbone Unit Trust Management, on the best ways to play turbulent times

Great feedback this week (even if I do say so myself) on an article outlining the benefits, or not, of operating as part of a national IFA or as a directly-authorised adviser.

Frank Dolan says the main issue is not gender discrimination but risk.

Ros Altmann says today's ruling is a "devastating" blow to people's hopes of a comfortable retirement.

David Ferguson, CEO of Nucleus, reveals why the IFA community has many reasons to be cheerful

Joel Adams, joint-CEO of lift-financial and PFS Chartered Financial Planner of the Year 2010, says we shouldn’t fear RDR changes.