News Analysis

It has long been argued that one of the effects of RDR will be to leave middle England unable to afford financial advice. However, Towry chief executive Andrew Fisher has argued that actually there is a 'clear solution' to the problem.

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The news that the ABI and British Medical Association (BMA) agreement on GP report (GPR) fees has broken down will usher in a period of uncertainty.

Ian Lowes of structuredproductreview.com matches a portfolio of five SPs against a proxy tracker and says the result provides an interesting perspective on the value of structures

The most amusing point about the "infernally-insular" debate on whether IFA or restricted is best, according to Openwork head of strategy Campbell Macpherson, is that the people who ultimately pay advisers' wages couldn't care less.

Virgin Money will base its new operations in Edinburgh where it will create 200 new jobs in a boost to the city which has suffered from large-scale job cuts.

The FSA has been incredibly prolific and industrious recently with their thematic reviews and projects examining areas such as pension switching, structured products and platforms.

The IFA industry has been abuzz this week following a BBC Money Watch programme highlighting the plight of thousands of customers mis-sold a ‘Balanced' fund by Barclays ‘salespeople'.