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One in four Britons say they have received poor financial advice and the source most quoted is IFAs.

Despite 10 consecutive years of falling subscriptions, those in the private medical insurance market remain optimistic. Georgina Kenyon investigates their reasons for being cheerful Click here to download pdf

Fund of funds take-up has risen dramatically in the last 12months and is now an integral part of the retail investment sector, suggests the IMA's annual research.

Group PMI is in good health - last year sales trumped the rest of the health insurance and protection industries - but there are clouds on the horizon, writes Georgina Kenyon Click here to download pdf

One fifth of the population believe they can survive on a retirement fund of less than £50,000, equivalent to £44.24 a week.

Growth in the group CI market is patchy, and in the absence of real product development it is down to advisers to help drive the market forward, writes Georgina Kenyon Click here to download pdf

The future is bright for group IP - as long as IFAs ensure employers realise it is an invaluable way of combating the effects of long-term absence, writes Johanna Gornitzki Click here to download pdf

A survey carried out by Ipsos MORI for IFA Promotion suggests the internet is now the most popular method of seeking out financial advice among the key client demographic sought by IFA businesses.

The latest IFA barometer from Sesame reveals advisers believe the 'revolving door' of ministers at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is adding to the problems in the pensions market.

Latest quarterly savings figures published by National Savings & Investments suggests there is a developing "hardcore" of people who simply do not save, boosting the overall non-savings rate, which remains stubbornly high.