Most people associate me with Para-Sols, my original baby, and a paraplanning business that has exceeded every […]
7th February 2019
Recently our Director, Cathi, took part in an interview with Professional Paraplanner where she was asked her 3 […]
6th February 2019
The first part of this series of blogs, looked at the regulatory need to consider a Centralised Investment […]
4th February 2019
We are big believers that having good support in place is key to running a successful advisory […]
25th January 2019
2018 was another fantastic year for Para-Sols – you may remember us highlighting some of our favourite […]
21st January 2019
“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, […]
16th January 2019
By now most firms will have a centralised investment proposition (CIP) in place. A survey in 2016 […]
17th December 2018
You may have heard that not so long ago, our Strategic Leadership Team (SLT) was shortlisted for […]
27th November 2018
In the part that ties together the ‘why’ and the ‘what’, we look at the ‘how’ of […]
12th November 2018
Which direction does the profession go from here? Recently our Founder & Director, Cathi Harrison, took part […]
30th October 2018
Last night was a triumphant one for Para-Sols as we walked away with not one… not two… […]
11th October 2018
What does a good defined benefit transfer file look like? A question that our sister company, Apricity, […]
1st October 2018
There is a lot of planning merit in looking at the nature of death benefits paid by […]
25th September 2018
In the second part of the Platform Due Diligence (PDD) and Centralised Investment Proposition (CIP) we look […]
19th September 2018
Following on from the recent success we have had with becoming finalists, yesterday it was announced that […]
21st August 2018
In our three-part blog we look at the area of Platform Due Diligence and Centralised Investment Proposition […]
14th August 2018
Last week we received some fantastic news; we have been shortlisted for Professional Adviser’s ‘Women in Financial […]
6th August 2018
The Lifetime Allowance, at £1,030,000 for 2018/19 and increasing by CPI each year, is likely to trap […]
30th July 2018
As the business expands and grows, we are investing more time and effort into padding out our […]
11th July 2018
Maybe you’ve noticed that we‘ve been busy little bees expanding our team recently (and if you haven’t, […]
29th June 2018
If a little birdie hadn’t already mentioned it, it was our birthday at the beginning of this […]
19th June 2018
Can you believe it’s that time again?! Our first cohort of this years graduate training programme have […]
22nd May 2018
It’s been a busy and exam-tastic start to the year so we thought it was about time […]
29th March 2018
We’ve been a little quiet on the blog front lately (sorry for that!), we’ve had a busy […]
26th March 2018
At Para-Sols, our goal is to make our advisers life as easy as possible, and the information […]
20th February 2018
2017 was a pretty momentous one for us at Para-Sols – we deem it, ‘our year of […]
22nd January 2018
As 2017 draws to a close, we figured it was as good a time as any for […]
20th December 2017
What better way to round off Para-Sols incredible year of growth than squeezing in just one last […]
18th December 2017
We’re not entirely sure where the last month or two has gone so as the end of […]
4th December 2017
Here at Para-Sols we’ve seen a noticeable increase in the amount of cases focusing on inheritance tax […]
31st October 2017
Welcome to the new look Para-Sols website; refreshed brand, sexy new Resources area and an overall new […]
18th September 2017
Firstly, anyone else sing the Flo Rida GDFR song when they read GDPR? Nope? Just me then. […]
What is it? Does it affect me? What can I do? It seems to me that MiFid […]
Our graduate training programme (The Grad Scheme) is going from strength to strength and last month we […]
24th July 2017
I have been inspired to write this blog following a recent leadership course I attended. It was […]
16th July 2017
Recent press coverage of the problems in Defined Benefit funding and the combination of factors leading to […]
12th July 2017
I recently attended the Intelliflo Change the Game conference. The technology focus is what initially attracted me […]
4th July 2017
Guess who’s just turned 8 years old? That’s right, us! 1st June is a great day to […]
8th June 2017
“I’ve recently completed my Level 4 Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning, which hopefully, is the first of […]
24th May 2017
Last month we promised to introduce you to our latest members of the team, didn’t we? Well […]
18th May 2017
First off, apologies for the recent radio silence. We know, it’s not like us but we’ve been […]
26th April 2017
Having graduated from University with a degree in Zoology, it’s safe to say I most definitely wasn’t […]
10th March 2017
As an inexperienced graduate who knew they had a lot to offer, it was difficult getting past […]
9th March 2017
After studying Accounting & Finance at Uni, looking for a job in financial services came instinctively to […]
8th March 2017
After graduating from University with a degree in Accounting & Financial Management, I wasn’t exactly sure which […]
7th March 2017
As providers of paraplanning services across the UK, we understand the often complex relationship between advisers and […]
Those of you with elephant-like memories will recall us sending out a survey at the back of […]
6th March 2017
“Oh hello, welcome to our new abode! Please, do come in…” If you didn’t already know (and […]
3rd February 2017
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