Opinion

Another year, another FSA paper. This time the regulator is once again raising concerns about risk-profiling tools.

Dr. Ana Armstrong, chairman of Distinction Asset Management, on why investors should consider rotating to high-dividend paying equities

Nick Eatock, chief executive officer of IntelliFlo, looks at how advisers can manage their workload more effectively in 2011

Henderson's acquisition of Gartmore on a two-for-three shares basis allows everyone involved to walk away from this tricky period with a semblance of dignity.

This new year promises to produce some valuable innovations in the income protection market.

The regulator's about-turn to allow commission payments on Holloway-style income protection plans after 2012 proves the RDR neglected lower-premium paying consumers from the start.

Lawrence Gosling examines what the true value is of the beleaguered fund manager.

Technology consultancy AT8 assesses what last week's FSA warning on investment selection means for you.

Another quarter, another social media phenomenon IFAs will be told to get onboard with. This time around, it’s Quora. It isn’t, as one asset manager thought, a vegetarian meat-alternative. It’s a social answering service that’s causing all the fuss.

Ruth Lea, economic advisor to the Arbuthnot Banking Group and senior fellow of the Adam Smith Institute, says 2011 holds some room for optimism but overall the near future isn't bright.