Advisory

Three things that changed advice forever in 2014

The shortlist for the Professional Adviser Awards 2015

Think-tank New City Initiative (NCI) chairman Dominic Johnson has called for a dedicated Financial Conduct Authority division to help start-up firms.

Killjoy? Why the FCA’s inducement crackdown is going too far

Sesame is "not alone" in selling places on its restricted panel of product providers to the highest bidder, executive chairman John Cowan has said, as the network reels from a £1.6m fine for the banned practice.

Brooks Macdonald has reported a sharp uptick in funds under management year on year following a raft of acquisitions in 2014.

Network Sesame has again come out top as the most complained about advice firm, although numbers of cases against it were down, according to the Financial Ombudsman Service's (FOS) half yearly figures published today.

The chair of the Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP) has offered harsh criticism of firms' efforts to improve how they deal with clients, saying most have not embraced the idea of treating customers fairly.

A financial adviser has been jailed for five years for stealing a total of £85,000 from his victims in a theft campaign targeting the elderly and the recently bereaved.

Another Keydata adviser has been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation scheme (FSCS), as it published a new list of 28 advice firms unable to meet claims against them.