Opinion

Fixed fee vs % charging: is one cheaper than the other?

IFAonline | 18 Jun 2013 | 12:39

Does it make a difference to the client how an adviser fee is charged? Dave Miller, head of portal at Avelo, says it does. And he's got the figures to prove it...

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Why initial consultations should always be free

Campbell Harrison managing director Alex Campbell wonders why, if clients are turned off by the prospect of hourly charging, advisers would consider charging for initial consultations...

IFAonline | 17 Jun 2013 | 13:15
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Blog: grim times ahead for emerging markets

ING Investment Management senior emerging markets strategist Maarten-Jan Bakkum reckons the tough time emerging markets have had lately is set to continue.

IFAonline | 10 Jun 2013 | 10:07

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Comment: we need innovation not regulation on pensions

With great power comes great responsibility. Rowanmoor’s Mark Lisle urges the FCA’s Martin Wheatley to use it wisely.

IFAonline | 06 Jun 2013 | 08:00
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From the Ed: was the UCIS ban for the greater good?

The Financial Services Authority, now the Financial Conduct Authority, has issued a total of 22 final notices and four decision notices in relation to unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS) failures since December 2010.

IFAonline | 06 Jun 2013 | 08:00
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Blog: what football teaches us about tax fairness

AXA Wealth International head of proposition Simon Willoughby looks at what football teaches us about tax fairness.

IFAonline | 06 Jun 2013 | 07:55
Questions

Blog: does bespoke always means bespoke?

SEI Investment Management Unit head of investment solutions Andrea Hohlachoff looks at advisers' increasing use of discretionary fund managers and asks what are clients really getting or their money?

IFAonline | 05 Jun 2013 | 11:22
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Dymott’s Digest: why auto-enrolment is a game changer

Opportunity knocks Ed Dymott on why he thinks auto-enrolment is a game changer for the public, and advisers.

IFAonline | 30 May 2013 | 08:00
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Blog: the future of inheritance tax planning

IHT Planning Matters head Peter Legg talks about the current political motivation to clamp down on tax avoidance and what implications it could have for the planning of inheritance tax.

IFAonline | 24 May 2013 | 10:12
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AIC: investors are in the driving seat... at last

With the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA's) long-awaited announcement on how platforms will be paid for, and whether rebates can be paid to consumers, a line has finally been drawn.

IFAonline | 23 May 2013 | 16:47
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Blog: the role of EIS in retirement planning

With restrictions on annual pension contributions being cut from £50,000 to £40,000 and the lifetime limit on savings qualifying for tax reliefs dropping from £1.5m to £1.25m for the 2014-15 tax year, retirement planning for high net worth individuals has never been more challenging.

IFAonline | 23 May 2013 | 12:13
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One of us: Derek Bradley wants less regulatory gobbledygook

In his first column for Professional Adviser and IFAonline.co.uk, Panacea Adviser CEO Derek Bradley calls for plain speaking and common sense from the new financial services regulator.

IFAonline | 23 May 2013 | 08:00
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Be prepared for providers to directly target your clients

Divisional director of financial services at market research company GfK, Martin Grimwood, argues that servicing the mass market may mean advisers have to accept providers contacting their clients directly.

IFAonline | 21 May 2013 | 15:45

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