AIFA

AIFA has announced a new series of events to be held in the north of England, updating advisers on the latest regulatory issues.

Many cutting remarks have been made about AIFA's apparently-limp challenge to Keydata's classification as an intermediary. Now a lawyer appears to have summed them all up rather succinctly.

Stephen Gay will take up his role as the new director general of AIFA on 1 December, replacing Chris Cummings.

The advice sector will begin expanding within 18 months but only after a period of steady retrenchment, according to Aviva's director of intermediary.

The FSA has rejected proposals to base its annual fees for intermediaries on the amount of revenue they receive relative to providers.

The government’s review of compulsory annuitisation

Critical illness (CI) sales scripts are ready for implementation by the end of the year following approval from the FSA and Association of British Insurers (ABI).

AIFA has launched a guide to help member firms make a "more informed" decision on outsourcing the investment function.

A fifth of clients who have not seen an IFA in five years blamed trust issues.

The first advisers have begun signing up to AIFA's new Diploma in Investment Planning.