What’s happening
Will 2016 be the year when financial advice reaches the masses?
In a matter of hours, the Financial Advice Market Review (FAMR) consultation will close and – after munching roast turkey and mince pies – the Treasury and FCA will begin the process of pouring through consultation responses. But will this exercise actually achieve anything useful when it comes to tackling the UK’s worrying ‘advice gap’?
US rate rise: The first step in a long march
MRM launches Advice Gap Report
Financial services communications specialist MRM has today launched a report with views from five industry leaders on the Financial Advice Market Review (FAMR).
MRM promotes Ford, Williams and Chapman
MRM, the London-based financial services PR consultancy, has promoted Ellis Ford, Tor Williams and Emily Chapman.
FCA stuck in the past as advice moves forward online
A sizeable shockwave could be on the cards for online advice next year if the latest noises coming out of Canary Wharf are anything to go by.
According to last week’s New Model Adviser article by Justin Cash, the head of the FCA’s Financial Advice Market Review Secretariat, Ed Smith, said there are a number of risks to consumers from automated or robo-advice services.
Four things we look for in a mini-bond
Even as alternative finance grows in popularity, investors must exercise extreme caution when assessing many of the mini-bonds coming to market.
By Richard Wheat
Nucleus remains on track to deliver record profits … and commits to making further investment in platform
Two minutes with Anthony Morrow, Founder and Chief Executive of eVestor
In this ‘2 minutes with’ segment, we put Anthony Morrow, Founder and Chief Executive of online investment business, eVestor, under the spotlight.