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Referrals and Consumer Duty: doing right by clients in the chain
11 February 2026

Referrals and Consumer Duty: doing right by clients in the chain

Consumer Duty and the wider standards of professional conduct are usually discussed in terms of the advice a firm gives. They als…

CompliancePractice growth
Consent orders and the advice handover that avoids delay
11 February 2026

Consent orders and the advice handover that avoids delay

Consent orders formalise what the parties have agreed, yet they frequently depend on financial arrangements that need specialist …

Financial adviceCompliance
Consent and GDPR when you refer a client onward
10 February 2026

Consent and GDPR when you refer a client onward

The moment you share a client's name and circumstances with a receiving firm, you are processing personal data, and that brings t…

ComplianceData protectionGDPR
The clean break that isn't clean without financial advice
6 February 2026

The clean break that isn't clean without financial advice

A clean break order ends ongoing financial claims between former spouses, which is precisely why each party is now entirely on th…

Referral feesFinancial advice
Capitalised maintenance and the investment conversation
2 February 2026

Capitalised maintenance and the investment conversation

Capitalising maintenance converts a stream of future payments into a lump sum today, on the assumption the client can make it las…

Financial adviceReferral fees
A business sale on the horizon: the proceeds referral moment
30 January 2026

A business sale on the horizon: the proceeds referral moment

When a client is heading toward selling their business, the proceeds are a major referral moment. Here is how to spot it early an…

Referral feesFinancial advice
A referral income guide for marketing agencies: from introduction to commission statement
24 January 2026

A referral income guide for marketing agencies: from introduction to commission statement

Marketing agencies hold monthly retainer conversations with founders whose money questions have nowhere to go. This guide covers …

Referral feesPractice growth
The annual-allowance trap: a referral trigger hiding in plain sight
23 January 2026

The annual-allowance trap: a referral trigger hiding in plain sight

Certain pension pitfalls hide behind a high income or a good year. Here is how to spot the client who might be exposed and why it…

Pensions & retirementCompliance
A referral income guide for IT consultants: from introduction to commission statement
22 January 2026

A referral income guide for IT consultants: from introduction to commission statement

IT consultants serve contractors and founders wrestling with IR35, retained profit and exit plans. This guide traces a compliant …

Practice growthReferral fees
Property abroad: the will complication that needs a specialist
21 January 2026

Property abroad: the will complication that needs a specialist

Foreign property sounds like a lifestyle detail, but it can complicate an estate enormously. When a client mentions a place abroa…

Wills & estatesPractice growth
A referral income guide for insurance brokers: from introduction to commission statement
21 January 2026

A referral income guide for insurance brokers: from introduction to commission statement

Insurance brokers hear pension and investment questions they cannot answer under their own permissions. A structured referral tur…

Referral feesPractice growth
A referral income guide for HR consultants: from introduction to commission statement
20 January 2026

A referral income guide for HR consultants: from introduction to commission statement

HR consultants stand next to employees at the exact moments financial advice matters most. This guide maps the compliant path fro…

Referral feesPractice growth
A new baby and no guardianship clause: the wills referral
15 January 2026

A new baby and no guardianship clause: the wills referral

A new arrival changes a family overnight, yet the one legal safeguard most new parents overlook is a guardianship provision. When…

Wills & estatesPractice growth