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Regulator responds to 'day of action' FSCS campaign
Financial Conduct Authority chief executive designate Martin Wheatley tells advisers they can help identify problems before they arise.
Paradigm appoints group strategy partner
Paradigm Group has appointed Standard Life’s Mark Sutton to the newly-created position of group strategy partner.
SimplyBiz and Verbatim launch DFM service
SimplyBiz and Verbatim Asset Management launch discretionary fund management solution, Verbatim Discretionary Service.
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Standard Life launches industry body to improve client communications
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Engage launches soft skill advice workshops
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PIMS: Firms say FSA is unsure over role of platforms
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PIMS: Demand for advice will increase post-RDR
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Unbiased.co.uk and Standard Life to launch value of advice campaign
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Advisers say RDR charging rules lack clarity
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Adviser is banned over pension transfer errors
Analysis
MM Profile: Andrew Whiteley
Spurred by the early discovery that he did not like selling other people’s products, the director of Provisio and partner of Assetfirst has gone on to prove that an independent streak can stand you in good stead Interview by Rachael Adams
MM Profile: James Dean
By working alongside IFAs wanting to service clients who fall outside their business model, Decide2 managing director explains how the firm’s brand of focused or flexible advice presents the advice gap as an opportunity Interview by Natalie Holt
MM Profile: Steve Martin
Smart Financial Planning managing director and head of the North-west branch of the IFP on why the world is finally coming round to his way of thinking.
Nic Cicutti: The consumer journalist take on Arch cru
There does not appear to be any indication that the FSA is willing to accept blame.
Tom Baigrie: Watch out for the next hard sell
Regulation has to have a boundary and it is just beyond that boundary that consumer detriment breeds and mutates.
Nic Cicutti: Why advisers need some Dunkirk spirit
Have you ever been in a situation where you have spent many months, even years, arguing in favour of a certain idea because you can see its potential long-term benefits?
Tony Byrne: How I learned to stop worrying and love the RDR
Tony Byrne says the RDR has started him on a roll to pass further exams.
Rob Reid: Can great minds think alike on RDR?
Synergy among firms can be very powerful, provided a common direction can be determined in early course.
