Recent research has revealed British people are keen to carry out estate planning in order to avoid inheritance tax (IHT) charges which they view as unfair. However, rather than simply accepting it, people in the UK are attempting to prevent their loved ones from having to pay it.

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.

An IFA firm has been accused of trying to poach a rival’s clients by suggesting they could save money by abandoning their current adviser.

Less than a year since the introduction of a brand new personal insolvency process, the debt relief order, reform of the procedure has proved necessary

Two reports into fund management have slammed the charges that managers apply to their funds, claiming they often exceed the funds’ returns.

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