Opinion

David Worsfold on why the departure of almost a quarter of sitting MPs should not necessarily be welcomed

IFAonline editor Katrina Baugh on voter apathy

One of the consequences of international diversification is that investors suddenly find themselves vulnerable to changes in the value of sterling.

Openwork CEO Martin Davis believes regulatory change will separate the winners from the losers

The IFP CEO on bespoke learning models for adviser training

IFAonline editor Katrina Baugh on the FSA’s recent Discussion Paper on platforms.

Even Alistair Darling would have trouble spinning these numbers: Fewer than two million viewers tuned in to watch him debate with Chancellor-in-waiting George Osborne and the Lib Dem's Vince Cable last night. Nine million opted for EastEnders.

The latest instalment of the FSA's RDR proposals was unveiled today, and recommends that, while there is nothing technically wrong with commission, only the purest of the pure advisers should still be allowed to call themselves ‘independent'.

The latest Legal & General Fundamentals video, exclusive to IFAonline, examines the outlook for investment in UK equities.

In the wake of this year's Budget, with the UK just out of recession and facing a possible hung parliament, advisers face an uncertain domestic economic outlook.