Financial advice

An IFA has launched a petition calling on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to ban unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS) outright.

Three things that changed advice forever in 2014

An end of year two report card

'Unbelievable, flawed, ludicrous': Clive Waller savages Vanguard research on value of advice

Truro is the best place to be a financial adviser in the UK based on the level of interest in advice among the population, according to research.

What's 'free' advice really worth? Financial Planning Week's pro bono warriors speak out

Financial advisers could be worth up to 3% a year in net returns to clients, compared to what they could achieve on their own, according to peer reviewed research conducted by Vanguard Asset Management.

A mere half of financial advisers would recommend the profession as a career choice to a family member, new research suggests.

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) chairman John Griffith-Jones has said he is glad the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) did not take longer than expected, and claimed it achieved its objectives despite failing to properly distinguish between guidance...

A financial adviser has narrowly escaped prison after stealing £30,000 from a vulnerable widow and her disabled son before fleeing to start a new life in Portugal.