Opinion

M&A amongst the tech suppliers to IFAs shows no sign of slowing down, with 1st Exchange & N4 today announcing it has acquired website provider Screen Business Limited.

After a turbulent week for the retail financial services industry it is time to take stock and evaluate the impact on advisers and their clients. Will they be better or worse off?

Julian Chillingworth, CIO of Rathbone Unit Trust Management, considers whether inflation is a real problem or just another talking point.

Martin Jennings, MD of AXA Elevate, on the challenges that lie ahead for platforms over the coming 12 months.

Alex Morris, partner and IFA at Financial Relationships, says the FSA intends newly accredited bodies to audit firms’ professional standards on its behalf post-RDR.

One piece of M&A activity which has been missed by many is Financial Express's acquisition of the eValue team from Towers Watson.

The FSA is consulting on exempting Holloway products from RDR fee-based payments, but the devil is in the detail as the exemption would not apply to all products.

Intriguingly entitled "Product Intervention", the FSA's modest 72-page (including appendices) DP 11/1 could actually be the most explosive read this year.

In his latest ‘Thoughts on…’ series, business consultant Steve Billingham says the days of ‘If you build it, they will come’ are over

Helpfully, at the beginning of every FSA paper, there is a small section outlining who should read it.