This afternoon saw the Treasury Select Committee receive evidence from two senior members of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in respect of the Retail Distribution Review.

This week saw the publication of the Professional Adviser Awards 2011 supplement, which included comments from the judges on the winners of each of the awards.

Bank of England governor Mervyn King had some pretty strong words to say about the banking sector in an interview for the Daily Telegraph.

Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford comments on the FSA Retail Conduct Risk Outlook Report and some of the risks they have identified for consumers of financial services.

Following the successful launch of our new corporate brochure in October, we have today completed a project to redesign our entire suite of materials.

In this new video, Informed Choice chartered financial planner Nick Bamford describes how we charge for our services and talks about our four stage process of engagement, advice, implementation and review.

An undercover investigation from consumer group Which? has found ‘shockingly poor’ levels of knowledge at banks and building societies in response to four simple questions about cash Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs).

We comment on the news that the Financial Services Authority (FSA) is to be replaced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), not the Consumer Protection & Markets Authority (CPMA) as originally planned.

Informed Choice is named Best IFA Firm at the Media IFA of the Year Awards 2011 with Martin Bamford named Best IFA Individual and Best Social Media IFA.

Chartered Financial Planner Martin Bamford publishes the Informed Choice response to FSA CP10/29 on the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) and platforms.

The Treasury Select Committee has this week published the evidence they received from independent financial advisers and other interested parties.

Informed Choice has won Best IFA Website at the Professional Adviser Awards 2011. Edit: Now includes a video from Andrew Neligan.

The news that the Government is set to increase the banking levy to £2.5bn, raising an additional £800m for the Treasury, can be interpreted in a number of different ways.

One of the big stories in retail financial services today is Standard Life getting a new logo, which I guess means it is a slow news day.

The shortlists for the Media IFA of the Year Awards 2011 were published this morning and Informed Choice features in four categories.

There is a big shake-up occurring with the way in which banks and building societies are providing financial advice and sales to their customers.

Informed Choice managing director Martin Bamford asks for your support in our Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) campaign for a fair, reasonable and transparent compensation system.

In this new video, Informed Choice chartered financial planner Nick Bamford talks about the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) and the interim levy to pay for the failure of Keydata Investment Services and others.

Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford comments on FSA proposals to more actively regulate complex financial products.

We comment on the funding of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, after the latest interim levy of £326m announced to pay for the failures of Keydata Investment Services and others.