Adviser / Broking

Mortgage adviser network Personal Touch Financial Services (PTFS) has supported the launch of eKeeper's life assurance quotes service AssuranceKeeper.

Support services firm SimplyBiz is holding a dedicated 'protection awareness week' for advisers after it found "the protection gap is as much of a problem now as it has ever been".

Protection will be the biggest growth area for a third of advisers, a sentiment report has shown.

Barclays Stockbrokers has re-launched its execution-only service to intermediaries with an enhanced adviser support team.

A week after Standard Life said it would not add an adviser charging facility to some legacy products, one adviser argues that not doing so could lead to an increase in transfers following the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

Towergate Financial has acquired the financial planning business of the Melton Mowbray Building Society.

Stockton on Tees based IFA WR Financial has launched a joint venture with nearby accountacy business ChipChase Manners Chartered Accountants.

Avelo has launched a private medical insurance (PMI) service for advisers to compare health insurance contracts from eleven providers.

Protection is seen as a key growth area by IFAs with almost two thirds optimistic about increasing business in the sector this year.

The most unnecessarily underinsured group in the UK is the HIV community, according to specialist advisers Unusual Risks.