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Now's the time to focus on mid-market clients

The intermediary landscape in 2013 and how we're supporting it.

With the RDR coming into force at the end of this year, the distribution model of the long-term savings industry is undergoing a radical transformation. Newcomers are entering the market whilst the adviser market is shrinking. Product providers are...

Offering useful advice on how to beat stress at work is a tough challenge because stress is as personal as it is widespread.

2012 marks a watershed for the Life companies, fund managers, banks and advisers who service the long-term savings and investments space. The countdown to auto-enrolment, the RDR and Solvency II is well underway, and the remaining months of preparation...

Many people who have SIPPs already meet the minimum income requirement through other pensions such as historic final salary schemes. This can be a real benefit for those who need some extra income but want to preserve death benefits.

The immediate impact of the RDR is on IFAs - however, the ripple effects will be felt strongly throughout the financial advice and retail investment sector. As advisers are completing higher qualifications, many players are devising and testing new business...

Recent market uncertainty has seen extreme volatility in investment markets over the last few years.

At the start of one of busiest times of year it is easy to think about all the obvious things that need to be done with clients: the annual details such as using up the remaining annual allowance and getting in the tax return on time. There is however...

Professional Adviser is proud to announce the nominees for its Adviser Personality of the Year award 2012.