This article will identify and explain some of the different software and tools available to Independent Financial Advisers in order to efficiently advise their clients and help meet regulatory requirements. The changes in legislation shortly upon the IFA's means that Independent Financial Advisers are now under huge...
SimplyBiz chairman Ken Davy has claimed that the annuity market is in serious need of reform, with the market posing a greater danger to consumers than the one that are being addressed by the upcoming retail distribution review....
Tenet Group has reported a £290,000 loss after restructuring costs mounted up on the business as they look to adapt and be ready for the upcoming implementation of the retail distribution review....
Financial Advisers have been told that they will be forced to start charging their clients VAT if they offer them an outsourced discretionary fund management (DFM) service, under new rules drafted by HMRC....
Financial advisers have been advised that they may end up having to foot the bill for Rockingham Retirement if the company is forced to wind up. Another Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) may be put into place according to New Model Adviser, which claims that...
The former Cofunds and Skandia platform boss, Brett Williams, has announced that he will be making his return to the financial services industry as part of a private equity firm....
Providers have criticised the FSA over their handling of legacy commission rules, claiming that the advisor needs to come out with a clearer definition of where they stand on the issue, as currently there are a number of different interpretations of their rules....
The IFA consolidator Perspective has announced that it has managed to raise £3.5 million worth of funding, which it intended to invest in further acquisitions throughout the course of 2012....
Hargreaves Lansdown has allayed fears that the upcoming implementation of the RDR will negatively affect them by announcing that they have experienced a jump in assets under administration and full year profit....
A recent undercover investigation by Which? has apparently revealed that the majority of financial advisers in banks and building societies are providing bad information to the clients, leading to them making risky moves that would not otherwise be required....