Financial advice

Advisers who embrace young clients despite their lack of wealth are building the foundation for a more valuable business, Lighthouse chief executive Malcom Streatfield has said.

In this week's Retirement Planner news round-up we highlight five key stories you might have missed over the past seven days.

How advisers can help deliver Osborne’s retirement ‘guidance guarantee’

Royal London Group chief executive Phil Loney has called on the industry and regulator to come up with a "new form of advice" to service those at point of retirement and meet the challenge set by the Chancellor.

The Chancellor's 'right to advice' for pensioners at the point of retirement will be a right to 'free impartial guidance', not regulated advice, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed.

Why valuating advisory businesses is no longer about 3x or 6x recurring income...

Attending the life planning conference without the life companies

Lighthouse group has had yet another year in the red, but chief executive Malcolm Streatfield has a plan in place to turn it around.

The Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) has warned the Chancellor's right to advice at retirement promise, announced in the Budget, could inadvertently spark a wave of mis-selling.

The unseen side of financial advice