The former managing director of MoneySupermarket, Stuart Glendinning, has announced that he will be launching a new protection advice firm alongside some of his former colleagues from the company....
The FTAdvisor is reporting that the TaxPayers' Alliance has criticised the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) over the handling of the investigation into Keydata Investment Services after the SFO admitted it had no record of how much taxpayer money was spent during the investigation....
Traditionally, Accountancy practices have not felt the need to implement Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systems. However, Informed Training has been speaking to a number of accountants, following the successful joint project where Informed Training along with Ascent Business Support provided the complete solution for our client Howarth Lynch Chartered...
A financial adviser who worked with Friends Life has accused the company of "bullying" him after the provider threatened to bankrupt him over a £140 clawback commission....
A recent survey conducted by Avelo has indicated that a large number of financial advisers are still not ready to make the transition to the retail distribution review regulations, especially on a technological level. The survey also found that around a third of those questioned...
Charles Brasted, who is the Counsel in Hogan Lovells UK & EU Public Law & Policy practice has claimed that industry wide calls for a judicial review on the upcoming RDR would have grounds, however the courts would be likely to provide "wide margin of...
Some groups are warning that the VAT status of adviser charging is to become more complex and may lead to advisers being forced to beat more costs in VAT unless contracts are reviewed....
Nick Cann, the chief executive of the IFP, has claimed that a delay to the implementation of the retail distribution review by another year will send out the wrong message to consumers and indicate that their is a lack of confidence in the method when...
A free seminar is to be held with the aim of helping IFAs to offer independent advice after the RDR takes effect it to be held by the Personal Finance Society on 6th September. The seminar will aim to help IFAs understand the new regulations...
MPs have urged the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to ensure that bank advisers' commit to full adherence to the upcoming RDR rules, as they believe that less scrupulous advisers may not follow the regulations as they should....