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The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) now expects to pay £372m in compensation during 2024/25, slightly higher than the £363m anticipated in May.

Nearly half (47%) of financial advisers believe investment performance is far from the most critical factor in satisfying clients, according to Royal London.

The vast majority of asset and wealth managers have set out plans to tap into the potential artificial intelligence (AI) brings to bolster their growth over the next few years, a PwC report has found.

When it comes to risk profiling senior managers should take responsibility for consistency across the business, ensuring the process remains fit for purpose and that staff are following the process as ...

There is a disconnect between financial advisers’ perceptions of what clients value and the priorities consumers themselves identify when accessing financial advice, according to Royal London.

To wrap or not to wrap? This isn't me thinking about what to sing on karaoke at 7IM's next social (although buy me a beer and I will happily recite every line of C.R.E.A.M. by the Wu-Tang Clan). Nor ...

National IFA Continuum recorded a 26% year-on-year increase in assets under influence to £2.35bn for the quarter ended 30 September.

Farmers, many of whom are today protesting in Westminster about Budget inheritance tax (IHT) changes, have been urged to work with their advisers to formulate a plan to mitigate against the ...

IFA support network ValidPath aims to redefine what it means to be independent in the financial advice industry, its CEO Angus MacNee tells Professional Adviser.

Jennifer Peaty shares her regulatory insight and gives some practical tips of how advice firms should get ongoing reviews ship ...