Adviser / Broking

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has declared the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), its "once in a generation" project to revamp the retail investment advice market, is working, though some concerns remain on the costs and labels of advisers' services....

An independent review of the Money Advice Service (MAS) will recommend it cuts more than half its staff and reduce its budget by as much as 38%, according to a report.

Advisers support the introduction of simplified protection products, with 79.4% seeing a place in the market for them, a survey has found.

Kevin Burnham, the founder member of the Protect Britain Better movement, tells COVER what made him start The Protect Britain Better group for advisers.

Financial advisers are among the small and medium size businesses being "aggressively" targeted by HMRC for VAT payments, contributing to a 10% jump in VAT taken from SMEs in the last year, according to a national accountancy group.

The Chancellor's Autumn Statement has confirmed that the single settlement nil rate band on trusts will not come into effect in April 2015 following consultation responses.

I am an IFA and I understand new intestacy laws have been introduced. Can you please explain what these are and what I should be discussing with my clients?

Family income benefit has been added to the Finance & Technology Research Centre's (F&TRC) Quality Analyser research tool.

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) chairman John Griffith-Jones said he is glad the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) did not take longer than expected, saying it achieved its aims despite failing to distinguish between guidance and advice.

The Finance & Technology Research Centre (F&TRC) has launched a tool for advisers, the Quality Analyser Research and Panel Selection comparison service for protection.