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Professional Adviser is pleased to announce that entries for the 2024 Professional Adviser Awards are officially open!

In our inaugural PA Asks, we want to know if you think influencers on social media offering financial advice are a threat to the profession.

The majority (92%) of financial advisers report clients make financial decisions without their knowledge, according to a recent survey by advice technology business Twenty7tec.

The service that a good financial adviser should provide for clients stretches beyond just telling them what to do with money, Continuum has said.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned that becoming an appointed representative (AR) should not be viewed as an easy route into the regulatory perimeter.

Nucleus has confirmed its acquisition of Curtis Banks Group is now complete almost ten months on from its announcement.

The majority of IFAs are apprehensive about potential alterations to pension death benefits tax rules proposed by the government as it will “impact clients’ financial plans”, according to Standard Life.

Quilter Cheviot has revealed a series of strategic changes to its managed portfolio service (MPS) to capitalise on key conviction themes during a period of market uncertainty.

Although more than a third of men have taken a career break or early retirement just because they could afford to, but the figure is much lower for women, research shows.

The second half of the year is shaping up to be a busy one for Professional Adviser’s Regional Working Lunch events.