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Money Advice Service: We help IFAs

IFAonline | 07 Feb 2012 | 11:50

The Money Advice Service (MAS) says there is tangible evidence to show it is benefitting independent financial advisers.

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Consumers misjudging product risk levels

An alarmingly high number of consumers do not know how to risk-rate standard financial products, such as equity ISAs and with-profits bonds, research suggests.

IFAonline | 03 Feb 2012 | 13:44
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Fake father and son advisers handed suspended sentence

A father and son who masqueraded as financial advisers have been given a suspended jail sentence after conning £15,000 out of a couple and using the money for their own purposes.

IFAonline | 24 Jan 2012 | 12:15

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Term assurance - In terminal decline?

Want an example of how not to do things? Owain Thomas finds the UK term assurance market’s approach is being avoided worldwide.

Cover | 20 Jan 2012 | 14:43
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This week’s news… condensed

The pick of this week's articles on IFAonline...

IFAonline | 20 Jan 2012 | 14:15
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PA Awards 2012: Who will be named Personality of the Year?

Professional Adviser is proud to announce the nominees for its Adviser Personality of the Year award 2012.

Professional Adviser | 19 Jan 2012 | 08:00
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Which? condemns ‘huge variations’ in IFA fees

IFAs around the country are charging vastly different fees for the same work and should be forced to publish transparent fee menus, Which? has said.

IFAonline | 14 Jan 2012 | 10:12
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Passporting: Three things to consider

Paul Stanfield, CEO of FEIFA, outlines the key considerations for advisory firms considering passporting their businesses back into the UK from another EU state.

Professional Adviser | 11 Jan 2012 | 14:45
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Complaints force Standard Life to review client letters

Standard Life (SL) will review the wording of letters sent directly to investors after advisers complained they were incentivizing clients to drop IFAs.

IFAonline | 06 Jan 2012 | 14:00
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Saltus launches global equity fund in IFA push

Discretionary fund manager Saltus has launched a global equity fund in an extension of its IFA-focused offering.

IFAonline | 03 Jan 2012 | 14:59
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The good, the bad and the ugly: A year in review

It’s been another busy (and in some instances raucous) year in financial services. While it’s been a positive 12 months in many respects for advisers, the regulator has again come in for criticism...

Professional Adviser | 22 Dec 2011 | 08:00
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From the Editor: When bad news is bad news

Bad news sells. It is a phrase all-too-familiar with journalists who may have heard it from their reader critics, and perhaps from their editors. It’s true of course, the phrase. In most cases, a bulletin led by a negative news piece will garner more attention than one which does not.

Professional Adviser | 22 Dec 2011 | 08:00
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The best piece of advice I gave this year...

From winning £3,500 for an elderly client in time for Christmas to a spot of career advice, 2011 has again been a year of proud moments for IFAs...

Professional Adviser | 22 Dec 2011 | 08:00

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