Investing in the profession

Taunton-based advisory firm InvestSouthWest has launched a recruitment drive in a bid to service 'Mr Average' - a segment of the market it claims has been orphaned by banks and investment-only IFAs.

Brewin Dolphin has appointed chief operating officer Henry Algeo as group managing director, a role that will see him heading up the group's investment management offering.

An administrator working at a financial planning firm in Oxford has published his first novel, a love story set during the Napoleonic wars.

An award winning advice firm has decided to stop using the label ‘IFA' in favour of referring to itself exclusively as chartered financial planners.

The Question of Trust campaign will go on despite its founder pulling out after failing to get the incoming Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on board.

The Unbiased website has re-launched with several new search facilities that aim to give a more refined consumer / adviser match.

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Wolverhampton-based sole trader Paul Landa is to launch a Facebook-like social network for advisers.

Adviser membership body, the IFA Centre, has launched a directory of its members which aims to help consumers find independent financial advisers across the UK.