Doctors do it, dentists do it, even lawyers do it, so why doesn't everyone do it and put property into a pension? Sally Hamilton looks at the pros and cons of investing in commercial property via a Sipp and the sector's latest developments. Read more ...

Tagged under #Sipps #Suffolk Life #Hornbuckle Mitchell #property #Moreto Sipps #Rowanmoor

Each month Financial Planner questions a leading figure in Financial Planning. This month we speak to Noel Maye, chief executive of the global Financial Planning Standards Board. Read more ...

Tagged under #CFP #FPSB #Financial Planning #Noel Maye

The Financial Services Authority recently released its consultation paper on Sipps which may have major consequences for providers' capital adequacy requirements.
The minimum amount firms are required to hold would increase from £5,000 to £20,000 and could be even higher for firms which hold "risky" assets. Read more ...

Tagged under #Sipps #AJ Bell #Mike Morrison #Capital adequacy

Now the RDR has arrived, many Financial Planners may be thinking about value-added services for their clients. George Kinder of The Kinder Institute explains what his Life Planning approach offers. Read more ...

Tagged under #IFP #RDR #life planning #George Kinder

Thomas and Thomas' Darren Lloyd Thomas CFP^CM reflects on a couple approaching retirement who had a lack of organisation and needed a "second opinion" on their finances. Read more ...

Tagged under #pensions #retirement #Financial Planning #Darren Lloyd Thomas

Consistent investment returns and carefully balanced portfolios are usually at the heart of a solid Financial Plan but how will markets fare in 2013 and beyond? Laura Dew asks the experts for their views. Read more ...

Tagged under #USA #China #Investments #fiscal cliff #UK

In this edition of Technical Update Harry Kerr of Avalon Investment takes a look at the rise of the Discretionary Fund Managers (DFMs) in the run up to the Retail Distribution Review and explores the benefits of using a wrap platform. Read more ...

Tagged under #DFM #Harry Kerr #Avalon Investments

Each month Financial Planner interviews a leading Financial Planner to ask him or her to share best practice from their business. This issue we talk to IFP Vice-President Alan Dick CFP^CM of FortyTwo Wealth Management in Glasgow. Read more ...

Tagged under #IFP #Scotland #Financial Planning #Alan Dick #FortyTwo Wealth Management

Matthew Howard of Guardian Wealth Management reflects on a case involving a wealthy international client whose poorly-performing investment portfolio undermined his long-term goals. Read more ...

Tagged under #Investments #Guardian Wealth

Staff writer Laura Dew looks at how the financial advice sector is likely to change under the impact of the RDR changes in 2013 and what the SPS deadlines entail. Read more ...

Tagged under #IFP #RDR #FSA #Standard Life #Aviva