Opinion

I'll start and end with the recent news that Skandia has performed a spectacular u-turn and is no longer planning to offer re-registration away from its platform.

Critics have been quick to predict a bleak outlook for third way providers following The Hartford's decision to withdraw from the UK market and further concerns around the cost of guarantees. However, all the signs are pointing towards a growing market...

Interactive Financial Adviser

Absolutely. Portfolio construction is about one thing; optimising a return profile for a client's given level of risk, but not in that order. It is imperative that the client fully understands the risks involved with different asset classes at this stage...

Corporate conferences are certainly proving to be more thrifty and conservative than in previous years given the current economic situation.

PruProtect has launched two new products with a whole raft of developments that it thinks will reinvigorate the protection. What are your first opinions of the provider's work?

While skimming the pages of a national newspaper recently, I came across an interesting article explaining the current rush of investors to buy woodlands - more for pleasure than to exploit any commercial potential.

PruProtect has launched two new products with a whole raft of developments that it thinks will reinvigorate the protection. What are your first opinions of the provider's work?