Client data is the lifeblood of an adviser’s business and any loss can be catastrophic in the long term....

Orchard Funds Management has cut the unit price on its Diversity Property Fund by 42 per cent to just 75 cents....

Aviva freezes staff numbers and salaries but is hoping to avoid redundancies based on the continuing strength of its risk business....

FICS judgement reinforces need for personal due diligence. ...

Troubled manager takes new tack....

Lack of understanding will see relationships flounder....

Advisers pay too little attention to structuring of insurance....

But expect more volatility in the short-term....

Move to counter poor equity returns....

And it's not as hard as it looks....