Regulatory pressures are forcing more independent financial advisers (IFAs) to abandon investment advice in favour of engaging a discretionary fund manager (DFM), according to a new report by highnetworth-online.com.

The New Breed Adviser awards were held at the Park Lane Hilton on Tuesday, October 27. Hosted by Working Lunch co-presenter Declan Curry, the night was a great success.

Self invested personal pension (Sipp) providers are failing to meet the standards expected of them by advisers, according to new research.

Once the preserve of the banks and a closed shop of institutional investors, technological advances have opened the currency market to the retail investor

Private bank Brown Shipley has committed to expanding its relationships with the intermediary sector, by appointing Tim Meikle as intermediary development director. Meikle, who held a similar role at UBS, will be charged with developing distribution channels in London and the south, with lawyers, accountants and independent financia advisers with high net worth private clients, as well as corporate finance boutiques.

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