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Resolve long-stop What is the logical reason why the City regulator is refusing carte blanche to offer financial advisers a longstop?

Opinion May 15, 2013

Hal Austin

Editor, Financial Adviser

Hal is editor of Financial Adviser and has been for more than a decade. He has previously worked on a number of local and national publications.

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Opinion

So, FCA, is this really what you wanted? Transparency is laudable, but the reality could be higher costs for lower-value clients and a drive away from advice.

Investments May 03, 2013

Ashley Wassall

Editor, FTAdviser

Ashley is editor of FTAdviser and writes on all areas of retail finance. Previously supplements editor at Money Management and editor of a European private equity publication.

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Opinion

Insider trading probe arrest raises stakes for fund industry Has the industry’s reputation been harmed by news of Mark Lyttleton’s arrest?

Investments May 20, 2013

John Kenchington

John is editor of Investment Adviser and has written about investments for several years. He has worked at titles including City AM and was recently named in the MHP 30 To Watch list of up-and-coming media names.

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Opinion

IFAs must unite to take on Arch villains Advisers tendency to moan rather than act ultimately gives them more to moan about

Your Industry May 24, 2013

Jon Cudby

Editor, Money Management

Jon is editor of Money Management and has 12 years' experience covering retail personal finance. In 2005, Jon was launch editor of FTAdviser and most recently he was head of online content for Incisive Media's financial services titles.

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Opinion

Interest-only loans on borrowed time I find it very difficult to believe that any interest-only consumer can be genuinely surprised that they have to repay the debt.

May 22, 2013

Tony Hazell

Columnist, Financial Adviser

Tony is a freelance financial journalist, having been editor of Money Mail at the Daily Mail for a number of years. He has been writing a column in Financial Adviser since 2005.

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Opinion

Will HL make a killing as adviser numbers plummet? Bloodbath in adviser numbers could make way for Hargreaves to clean up – again.

May 13, 2013

John Lappin

Columnist, Investment Adviser

John is a weekly contributor to Investment Adviser with 15 years’ experience in financial journalism and 10 years writing on the IFA sector. He was formerly editor of an IFA trade magazine.

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Andy is Intermediary Director for Aviva UK Life. He is responsible for all intermediary distribution covering 220 roles including regional sales offices, Key Account Management, technical specialists and telephony sales.

Is simple and fair pricing possible?

Advertorial: With such a mix of platforms about at the moment, it’s tough to compare them all fairly.

Investments Feb 12, 2013
James is Financial Adviser's Oracle columnist and is head of multi-manager & multi-asset portfolio management at Fidelity Worldwide Investment.

Time is money

The fee-based is an opportunity to educate clients on why they should pay for financial advice and make them realise its true value

May 22, 2013
Philip is a weekly contributor to Investment Adviser and capital markets editor and Buttonwood columnist for the Economist. Previously worked for 20 years at the Financial Times.
Vanessa Drucker writes about technical analysis for Investment Adviser. She has been a journalist for 20 years, covering a wide range of investment and economic topics from both London and New York for several leading investment publications. Before that, in the 1980s, she practised banking and securities law on Wall Street.
Dennis has been managing director of Yellowtail Financial Planning since he launched the firm 5 years ago. Here he shares his experiences of running a small financial planning firm.

I’m afraid it’s the end of the line for me

I set out to be truthful, painfully so sometimes, as a number of your comments attest to.

May 01, 2013

More RDR ‘unintended consequences’

Week in brief: Adviser charging is a hot topic this week, with providers struggling to facilitate pre-RDR charges and and an advisory group...

SJP exit sparks gossip, longstop campaign begins afresh

Week in brief: Two significant departures set tongues wagging this week for completely different reasons.

Runner fends off concrete cows

An adviser for Cambridgeshire-based Beacon Wealth Management is recovering this week after completing a gruelling marathon around the mean streets...

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Nick Kelly is managing director of Sesame Bankhall and writes on issues affecting financial advisory businesses.
Simon is a financial services know-how lawyer at Norton Rose. He has been a columnist at Financial Adviser since 2006.

FCA set to take control of consumer credit

The government has proposed to transfer the responsibility for consumer credit regulation from the OFT to the FCA

May 09, 2013
Kevin is group editor of financial media company Portfolio Publishing and a former editor of Financial Adviser. He has been writing about financial services for more than 20 years.

Interest-only horse has long since bolted

The regulator’s complacency means that it could be facing the biggest headache of its early years.

May 08, 2013
Jeff has been personal finance editor of the Mail on Sunday for a number of years. He writes on a range of subjects and has been a columnist at Financial Adviser since 2004.

Glimmer of hope amid savings torpor

The IMA revealed a big drop in Isas sales and research by the ERC found people were struggling to save for retirement.

Pensions May 15, 2013
Philip is a financial services solicitor and head of Michelmores’ financial services and markets practice. He has contributed to Financial Adviser’s regulation column since 2006.

Lessons to be learnt from mystery shopping

Financial advice firms should take note on the results of a mystery shopping exercise by the FSA that involved 231 visits to assess the quality of...

Mar 27, 2013
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