The Retail Distribution Review, explained
Informed Choice has published a new briefing note to describe the main changes to retail financial services regulation which come into force at the end of next year.
Free advice isn’t worth the price
Jun 22, 2011
Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford looks at a US study which concludes that free investment advice isn’t worth the price.
Don’t bank on online advice
Jun 18, 2011
Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford was featured in the Independent today, talking about the Money Advice Service.
Ring-fencing retail banking
Jun 15, 2011
The Chancellor is expected to force UK banks to ring-fence their retail banking operations from riskier investment banking in his Mansion House speech this evening.
The cost of regulation
Jun 14, 2011
We take a look at our annual FSA invoice and explain how much direct regulation is now costing every client of Informed Choice.
Can you trust your bank?
Jun 14, 2011
The BBC screened an interesting episode of Panorama yesterday evening, looking at whether investors can trust their banks when it comes to financial advice.
Making a judgement on value
Jun 13, 2011
Informed Choice chartered financial planner Nick Bamford wrote in Money Marketing this week about how difficult it can be to make a comparison between how different IFAs charge their clients.
Sense check investment advice
Jun 7, 2011
Following a recent FSA seminar on investment advice, it has been suggested by the regulator that all investment recommendations are subjected to a “sense check”.
The cost of advice will not increase
Jun 3, 2011
Informed Choice chartered financial planner Nick Bamford looks at the reasons why the cost of independent financial advice will not increase in 2013 as a result of the Retail Distribution Review.
FSA platform paper delay
Jun 2, 2011
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is delaying the publication of its much anticipated paper on investment platforms until the third quarter of 2011.
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