Charging

The "flabbergasted" boss of a national IFA has revealed the business received an unexpected 200,000% increase in a fee payment from a provider following an accounting gaffe.

US investment management giant Vanguard Group has officially unveiled its ‘robo' advice offering in the US, offering investors with minimum assets of $50,000 portfolio management for as little as 30bps annually.

The charging model one IFA says will petrify advisers

What happened when this adviser's unprofitable clients called his pay-or-leave bluff?

When two friends collide: Catch up on our adviser charging debate

We are nearing the end, dear readers. After a week of hearty, healthy debate on whether percentage charging models are a "relic of a bygone era", we publish our experts' final statements. Who wins your vote?

Does a percentage-of-assets adviser fee model encourage contingent charging? Do fixed fees represent the ‘modern, professional way' to charge?

Eliminating "hidden" pension charges will be a target for the Scottish National Party (SNP) following next month's general election, it has pledged in its manifesto.

Why is competition so lacking in financial advice?

Does this extraordinary list prove there's a market for it?