01/02/2012

01 February 2012

23% of consumers are anxious about buying financial products on their own as they are worried about purchasing the wrong one, according to our research.

At the same time, 49% of consumers don’t necessarily

26/01/2012

26 January 2012

The five main challenges facing advisers have been outlined, as the implementation of the FSA’s Retail Distribution Review (

25/01/2012

Fraser Donaldson, Insight Analyst – Funds

More than one-in-five advisers (21%) now outsource some or all of their investment decision making to a discretionary manager.

04/01/2012

Ben Heffer, Insight Analyst – Life & Protection


The cost of caring for people in old age is significant, and with increasing longevity among the UK population, it

03/01/2012

Andy Leggett, Insight Analyst – Wealth Management

Our Review of pension service summarises our research on the level of service advisers receive from providers in the individual pension