Opinion

In response to the Which? research on financial advice - Which? points finger at adviser failings - and comments by LibDems treasury spokesman, Chris Marsham of C&M Financial Services in Newton Abbot, says:

Well if you have just returned from two weeks in the sun, the answer is likely to be "Not much. I had more than 200 emails waiting for me".

Aside from starting to build the Nucleus business and checking out Emily Perryman's latest beer unit count, the main areas of interest in my regular IFAonline blog are likely to now be just the regulatory approach to wrap and the evolving thoughts of...

Inheritance tax and estate planning is an issue which is getting more attention following the changes made to trusts in March.

As a fan of horror movies both new and old (I count ‘The Wicker Man', ‘The Shining' and ‘Saw' among my favourites), I popped into my local big brand record/DVD shop a few weeks ago to buy the Tarantino funded ‘Hostel', which looks rather gory but I never...

I like working in pensions. This completely amazes people who are not connected with the industry, but it's true. Part of what I like is that things are constantly changing and there's always something different to talk about.

Are these events related? The European Savings Directive does not generate as much revenue as was expected; investigation into Barclays' offshore accounts reveals poor declaration of offshore accounts, and there is a strong increase in the amount of money...

We are approaching the 20th anniversary of the Financial Services Act and I find myself reflecting on the achievements and failures of legislation and regulatory bodies to which it has delegated its powers.

My first year as a journalist on IFAonline has seen an influx of emails from readers expressing their thoughts - or more often their anger - about fees, claims management companies, the FSA and many other issues affecting their business.

In response to Martin's Bamford's blog -   The public is very confused - Adrian Kidd from Mintzone, London, says: