Editor’s Column: A pitiful number of planners
- Friday, 04 December 2020
- Comment
The FCA’s comprehensive adviser sector review published this week brought some surprisingly positive news. The number of advisers is on the up after years of plateauing or decline.
Read more...Adviser numbers rise 4% since RDR and FAMR
- Thursday, 03 December 2020
- Articles
Financial adviser numbers have risen by 1,400 (4%) since the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) and the Financial Advice Market Review (FAMR), ending years of decline.
Read more...CII to end SPS 'gap-filling' option for advisers
- Tuesday, 10 November 2020
- Articles
The Chartered Insurance Institute is to end ‘gap-filling’ as an option for financial advisers applying for a Statement of Professional Standing from the end of August 2021.
Read more...23% of assets still held in pre-RDR share classes
- Monday, 18 November 2019
- Articles
New research from Fitz Partners, based on its ‘UK Fund Charges’ database, has revealed that 23% of retail assets invested in UK funds are still held in pre-RDR share classes that might pay trail commissions to financial advisors.
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