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You probably don’t want a structured product
Structured investment products, a perennial favourite of the banks, are in the spotlight again after the FSA fined Santander for […]
Julia Docker
Feb 20, 20122 min read


Unbiased.co.uk Media Adviser Awards 2012
We are pleased to announce that Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford has been shortlisted for three awards at […]
Julia Docker
Feb 16, 20121 min read


Retail Distribution Review ready at Informed Choice
The end of this year sees the introduction of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR); a regulatory initiative from the Financial […]
Julia Docker
Feb 9, 20122 min read


Is your IFA ready?
Eleven months today sees the implementation of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR); a regulatory initiative designed to increase levels of […]
Julia Docker
Jan 31, 20122 min read


Protecting irrational investors
The new Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which is replacing the Financial Services Authority (FSA), plans to use its powers to […]
Julia Docker
Jan 25, 20122 min read


How to spot a fake financial adviser
News that a father and son posing as financial advisers in Worthing have received a six week suspended sentence should […]
Julia Docker
Jan 24, 20122 min read


Our use of technology as an adviser
Informed Choice was shortlisted for two awards at the Money Marketing Financial Services Awards 2012 – IFA of the Year […]
Julia Docker
Jan 19, 20123 min read


When things go wrong
Investors dealing with UK authorised and regulated financial services companies receive a great deal of protection in the event of […]
Julia Docker
Jan 6, 20122 min read


The importance of independence
An article in one of our trade publications is today questioning the importance of the ‘independent’ title for financial advisers. […]
Julia Docker
Jan 5, 20122 min read


Informed Choice for IFA of the Year 2012
We are pleased to announce that Informed Choice has reached the shortlist stage for the prestigious IFA of the Year […]
Julia Docker
Dec 21, 20111 min read


The Informed Choice Christmas Letter
At this time of year, thoughts naturally turn to the previous twelve months before we all start to look ahead […]
Julia Docker
Dec 14, 20117 min read


Merry Christmas from Informed Choice
Informed Choice would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our clients and professional connections a very Merry […]
Julia Docker
Dec 14, 20111 min read


Risky banking & flawed regulation
The report into the failure of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) points to poor management decisions at the bank and […]
Julia Docker
Dec 12, 20112 min read


Escaping from investment products
All financial advisers must adhere to the Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) principles established by the Financial Services Authority. Outcome six […]
Julia Docker
Dec 7, 20112 min read


Going mobile
Our website visitors increasingly access our site using the mobile Internet browsers on their smartphones. Around 15% of all Internet […]
Julia Docker
Dec 6, 20111 min read


The buck stops here
When you receive investment advice from an authorised and regulated independent financial adviser (IFA) in the UK, you expect them […]
Julia Docker
Dec 2, 20112 min read


The myth of free banking
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has told the banking sector they must stop cross-subsidy of services in order to claim […]
Julia Docker
Nov 25, 20111 min read


Financial Planning Week 2011 – In Retirement
It’s Financial Planning Week 2011 and today we are looking at the In Retirement life-stage. Some of the key Financial […]
Julia Docker
Nov 25, 20111 min read


Informed Choice win the Gold Standard Award
We are pleased to announce that Informed Choice has won the Gold Standard for Independent Financial Advice at the Gold […]
Julia Docker
Nov 23, 20111 min read


What is your IFA trying to sell you?
One of our trade publications carried a story this week about a local IFA firm where the directors had also […]
Julia Docker
Nov 22, 20112 min read
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