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In addition Axa Winterthur Wealth Management has recently joined forces with the Chartered Insurance Institute to offer advisers access to financial planning courses at a subsidised rate.

The support programme includes an increased range of services aimed at offering advisers assistance in a rapidly changing environment.

Axa will be aiming to acquaint advisers with Professional Edge, the wealth manager's service which comprises of a team of business consultants and specialists who can assist advisers with business development, IT development, field-based technical support, office-based technical services and specialist offshore support.

Furthermore the programme will include the introduction to Expert, a technical website specifically for advisers to learn about the latest developments in financial services regulation. The website also includes a library of extensive technical information including material on pensions, taxations and trusts.

Axa will also be running a series of retirement workshops for advisers covering retirement planning for a recession, including borrowing money from a pension, loan-backs, Sipps and Ssas options.

David Thompson, managing director of sales and marketing of Axa Winterthur Wealth Management, said: "Current market conditions are challenging for many advisers, and Axa Winterthur Wealth Management is committed to supporting them through times of change and uncertainty.

"We believe that this new technical support programme will become an essential tool for the advisers that work with us, particularly as they develop their business models in light of the RDR."