Analysis

Providers have welcomed the FSA's Consultancy Charging Working Group's review, but emphasise the need for the resulting guidance to be non-prescriptive.

In the ongoing battle between the legal profession and the insurance industry, the latter currently sits at win-one-lose-one, but the big fight may be yet to come...

Two IFAs, one a former directly-authorised adviser who joined a national and one who did the opposite, on why they followed their chosen business paths...

The new ESA statistics are being abused but, says Owain Thomas, they could spur IP sales.

This month's Retirement Planner Inquiry takes a look at how platforms are being used in the retirement planning market

Mark Joannes assesses the possible impact of forthcoming Solvency II rules on the annuities market.

What could the recent spending review mean for the Health Insurance industry? Richard Walsh highlights likely scenarios.

Are the wild days over for the corporate bond sector?

The remortgage market showed signs of recovery after the Conveyancing Alliance reported a 48% increase in mortgage instructions, over the last quarter.

The European Parliament has faced a call to arms over the treatment of chronic pain.