Nic Cicutti: The right price for advice

A few weeks ago, a friend of mine came home after a few days staying with her parents over Christmas to find herself locked out of the house. She had left her keys at her parents’ home several hundred miles away, none of her neighbours had a spare set and she felt unable to break in.

UK investors remain bearish on 2012 outlook

Investors are considerably less interested in investing abroad during the first half of 2012, according to the latest findings from CoreData Research.

UK INVESTORS INCREASINGLY FAVOUR CASH

UK retail investors have shifted their preferences from equities to cash, according to i-Sight Investor Attitudinal Barometer for the first half of this year.

Public value financial advice at £39 per hour

A gap is emerging between what consumers expect to pay for advice and what advisers need to charge to be profitable.

Ashley Wassall: Weak surveys add nothing to fees debate

Attention has once again been focused on remuneration post ­Retail Distribution Review in the past couple of weeks, following the release of two new surveys on the subject of fees. Neither painted a particularly positive picture for advisers.