RDR

Where have all the good guys gone?

Restricted advice group Towry is evaluating its house view on structured products and investment trusts following its acquisition of national IFA Ashcourt Rowan, in a move which could see the combined business registered as independent.

Lighthouse Group returned to profit last year with pre-tax gains of £600,000 compared to a £1.6m loss in the previous 12 months, latest results show.

Adviser firm consolidator Attivo Group has acquired Reading-based IFA Sanderson Financial Consulting for an undisclosed sum - the first of what it hopes will be 12 purchases in 2015.

Why pensions freedom will spark an advice market renaissance

Ex-Treasury minister Mark Hoban is to quit parliament from May.

Simplified advice and commission

Will 2015 finally offer some R&R from RDR?

Simplified advice could include an element of commission on a limited range of products to ensure people can actually afford to see a financial planner, Sheriar Bradbury has said.

The head of the organisation charged with promoting and setting standards for financial planning around the world believes it is possible to communicate its value to a UK public already sceptical about broader financial services.