Putting a price on financial advice
Informed Choice executive director Nick Bamford looks at the new paper on Adviser Charging from JP Morgan and explains why consumers always pay for financial advice.
Removing trust from the equation
May 16, 2011
It is rarely surprising when we hear that independent financial advisers (IFAs) are placed at the top of the list of financial services firms when it comes to ‘trust’.
Better regulatory protection for investors
May 11, 2011
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published a consultation paper (CP11/08: Data Collection: Retail Mediation Activities Return and complaints data) making proposals for more robust data collection from authorised firms.
The future of advice is face-to-face…and online
May 10, 2011
We look at the future delivery of financial advice following news that Standard Life is cutting its Private Client Division and the provision of face-to-face advice.
A day in the life of Informed Choice
May 6, 2011
Informed Choice will be sharing with the world a day in the life of the business on Tuesday 24th May 2011 by tweeting everything we do throughout the working day.
Investment Trusts in a post-RDR world
May 6, 2011
In this blog, Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford explains why the Investment Trust debate is not about commission and describes the three reasons why IFAs tend not to recommend closed-end funds.
Mind the gap
May 4, 2011
As we continue moving towards the new financial services regulations being introduced at the end of next year, many advisers are working through a ‘gap filling’ exercise.
Serving up the right financial advice
Apr 28, 2011
Which? Money published a good explanation of the new regulations for financial advisers in their magazine this month and Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford was pleased to have contributed to their research for the article.
An update from Informed Choice
Apr 21, 2011
As the UK economy continues its febrile recovery, we wanted to provide an update on how our business has responded to forthcoming regulatory change and our recent period of growth.
Lessons from the PPI fiasco
Apr 20, 2011
The Banks have lost their judicial review into FSA guidelines for calculating compensation payments on mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance (PPI).
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