Are we an industry or a profession?

Industry and profession; two small words, often used lazily and interchangeably.

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Michael helps Beaufort Group colleagues raise money for Dreams Come True with a ‘No Peaks’ Challenge!

Michael Cox, Professional Standards Manager at Beaufort Financial, has a condition called Retinitis Pigmentosa which means that he currently retains…

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Finding the right fit; looking for the right DFM

Discretionary fund managers (DFMs) now play an important part in advice firms' propositions. Click here to read the New Model Adviser Outsourcing…

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Six things you need to grow your financial planning practice

Can you write a piece about business development? they said. Sure, no problem. If you could focus on the most important things you need to grow a…

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Why advisers shouldn’t write off social media

As anyone who knows me will attest, writing a blog on how to use social media is well outside of my comfort zone. However, I'm becoming increasingly…

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A year on, and I’m still worried about DB transfers

It's a year since I first wrote about Final Salary and Defined Benefit transfers. Plenty of water has flowed under the bridge since then. However,…

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The problem with DFMs: Who is the client?

In my experience, an ever-greater number of advisers and planners are choosing to outsource investment management, allowing them to focus on what…

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Investment management: delegation without abdication?

I recently read an article by Chris Gilchrist in Money Marketing. I'm perfectly willing to concede a degree of confirmation bias is at play here, as…

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Beaufort Securities

There have been a number of extremely negative trade press stories recently regarding an investment company called Beaufort Securities. Formerly a…

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Change, or we die

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. John F Kennedy. I'm a great believer in the…

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