New research from VitalityInvest has found almost half (44%) of advisers do not believe technology can play a role in helping to close the advice gap - the gap between those with and without access to affordable financial advice.

Over half of technical queries received by SIPP operator Curtis Banks over the past month have concerned the subject of death benefits.

Professor Deen Sanders, one of Australia's leading financial services experts, told this year CISI's Financial Planning Conference that planners had an "extraordinary" relationship with clients which often beat that of lawyers.

Advisers favour performance over brand recognition when it comes to choosing a multi-asset fund provider, according to new research.