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Protection: What cover can fibromyalgia sufferers expect?

00:01 | 03 Jul 2009 | By Darren Watson

Fibromyalgia sufferers can expect standard rates of life cover in most cases but there is greater caution over disability benefits, writes Darren Watson at Friends Provident

Pensions: Negotiating pension transfer and Sipp rules

00:01 | 03 Jul 2009 | By Robert Graves

How do you get the best deal for a 50-year-old, newly divorced woman with a pension credit transfer from her ex-husband in her Sipp, who is seeking to supplement her income before retirement? Tips from Robert Graves of Rowanmoor Pensions

Tax planning: Five steps for estate planning

00:01 | 03 Jul 2009 | By Jeremy Pearson

There are a number of ways to reduce inheritance tax bills. Jeremy Pearson of Canada Life recommends a structured approach to ensure all reliefs and exemptions are included

Are you being served? The complaints culture gone mad

00:01 | 03 Jul 2009

What happened to being able to express dissatisfaction and receive a helpful response? Regulation is spawning a culture that turns every concern into a formal complaint, says our anonymous adviser

Face to face: Peter Hargreaves of Hargreaves Lansdown

00:01 | 03 Jul 2009 | By Richard Harris

Peter Hargreaves, chief executive of Hargreaves Lansdown, talks about the phenomenal growth of his company while pointing out the limitations that hold back many other businesses in the IFA sector

This is how we do it: building key man protection business

11:54 | 02 Jul 2009 | By Edward Lander

CBK principal Peter Chadborn believes that advisers can use key man insurance to boost client numbers once they get over their concerns around the product.

Ratings update: New talent hits the radar in Technology & Telecoms

00:01 | 02 Jul 2009 | By Michael Atta-Mensah

A new contender has stepped up to the bar in the Technology & Telecoms sector: Lincoln’s Scott Kolar earns his first Citywire rating this month

Adviser workshop: Helping clients deal with bad news on investments

00:01 | 02 Jul 2009 | By Iain Martin

Richard Gough at Castle Court Consulting recommends communication and education to help keep clients calm when investments are shaky. Two other advisers add their tips

Consultant view: The Deal Diary - heads of terms

00:01 | 02 Jul 2009 | By Rob Stevenson

The deal diary provides insight into the sale and purchase of a financial advisory business. In part three, Rob Stevenson of Argentis Financial Management imagines the vendor getting a rough deal on terms

New Model Adviser profile: Lighthouse GP - from niche to national

00:01 | 01 Jul 2009 | By Mark Battersby

Lee Barnard’s specialism in financial planning for vets has helped his company grow to the point where it has recently been sold to Lighthouse Group, a move he is confident will help both companies grow further

The strategist: Diversification back in play

00:01 | 01 Jul 2009

Asset markets are putting the spark back into diversification strategies, says Johanna Kyrklund of Schroders

Adviser insight: Pension top-up rules are far from simple

00:01 | 01 Jul 2009 | By Peter Waterfield

If you don’t want your clients to have unrealistic expectations of pensions from wound up schemes, make sure you understand the Financial Assistance Scheme’s 90% top-up rules

Asset allocator: European equities

00:01 | 30 Jun 2009 | By Alister Hibbert

Opportunities in the banking sector are encouraging, says Alister Hibbert of BlackRock

Asset allocator: Bonds

00:01 | 30 Jun 2009 | By James Foster

Gilts and corporates are on the rise, says James Foster of Artemis

News analysis: A clever stamp duty loophole is exposed

00:01 | 30 Jun 2009 | By Lorna Bourke

Lawyers and estate agents have been exploiting legal schemes, including Islamic finance mortgages, to save wealthy home buyers huge amounts of stamp duty

Hyde and seek: The World Bank gives it to us straight

00:01 | 29 Jun 2009 | By Deborah Hyde

The World Bank downgraded its growth forecasts last week, giving the bears every reason to give global markets a thorough mauling

Hold or Fold? JP Morgan Cautious Total Return fund

09:00 | 26 Jun 2009 | By Daniel Grote

A recent spell of relatively poor performance has divided our advisers this week. One believes the managers deserve more time, the other is turning elsewhere.

Protection: Keep protection in spring cleaners’ minds

00:01 | 26 Jun 2009 | By Roger Edwards

The recession is giving advisers a good opportunity to offer their clients a financial spring clean to ensure they receive strong advice and practical solutions to their protection needs, writes Roger Edwards of Bright Grey

Pensions: Another spanner in the works for pensions

00:01 | 26 Jun 2009 | By Mike Morrison

Clients need to know what the post-Budget implications are for their pensions so they can decide what the best vehicle is for their retirement savings, says Mike Morrison of AXA Winterthur Wealth Management

Tax planning: Make sure clients’ money is in the right vehicle

00:01 | 26 Jun 2009 | By Danby Bloch

The change in tax treatment of income from some offshore investment funds mean it is a good idea for advisers to review the location of their clients’ money, writes Danby Bloch of Taxbriefs Financial Publishing and Helm Godfrey

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