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A new era

Most people associate me with Para-Sols, my original baby, and a paraplanning business that has exceeded every […]

7th February 2019
Top 3 compliance tips for paraplanners

Recently our Director, Cathi, took part in an interview with Professional Paraplanner where she was asked her 3 […]

6th February 2019
The highs (and potential lows) of having a CIP

The first part of this series of blogs, looked at the regulatory need to consider a Centralised Investment […]

4th February 2019
What can an outsourced Paraplanner do for you?

We are big believers that having good support in place is key to running a successful advisory […]

25th January 2019
What’s in store for 2019?

2018 was another fantastic year for Para-Sols – you may remember us highlighting some of our favourite […]

21st January 2019
Challenges facing financial advisers in 2019

“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, […]

16th January 2019
What advisers need to know about CIPs

By now most firms will have a centralised investment proposition (CIP) in place. A survey in 2016 […]

17th December 2018
The Great British Entrepreneur Awards

You may have heard that not so long ago, our Strategic Leadership Team (SLT) was shortlisted for […]

27th November 2018
Platform Due Diligence & CIP – Part 3

In the part that ties together the ‘why’ and the ‘what’, we look at the ‘how’ of […]

12th November 2018
The state of paraplanning

Which direction does the profession go from here? Recently our Founder & Director, Cathi Harrison, took part […]

30th October 2018
Women in Financial Advice Awards

Last night was a triumphant one for Para-Sols as we walked away with not one… not two… […]

11th October 2018
DB Transfer Files: A Best Practice Guide

What does a good defined benefit transfer file look like? A question that our sister company, Apricity, […]

1st October 2018
Case Study: Defined Contribution Death Benefits

There is a lot of planning merit in looking at the nature of death benefits paid by […]

25th September 2018
Platform Due Diligence & CIP – Part 2

In the second part of the Platform Due Diligence (PDD) and Centralised Investment Proposition (CIP) we look […]

19th September 2018
Entrepreneurs’ Team of the Year finalists!

Following on from the recent success we have had with becoming finalists, yesterday it was announced that […]

21st August 2018
Platform Due Diligence & CIP – Part 1

In our three-part blog we look at the area of Platform Due Diligence and Centralised Investment Proposition […]

14th August 2018
We’re finalists!

Last week we received some fantastic news; we have been shortlisted for Professional Adviser’s ‘Women in Financial […]

6th August 2018
Case Study: Drawdown Options and the Lifetime Allowance

The Lifetime Allowance, at £1,030,000 for 2018/19 and increasing by CPI each year, is likely to trap […]

30th July 2018
Say hello to… Megan

As the business expands and grows, we are investing more time and effort into padding out our […]

11th July 2018
Say hello to… Nic & Jasmine

Maybe you’ve noticed that we‘ve been busy little bees expanding our team recently (and if you haven’t, […]

29th June 2018
Happy Birthday to us!

If a little birdie hadn’t already mentioned it, it was our birthday at the beginning of this […]

19th June 2018
Say hello to…Fran, Alex & Helen

Can you believe it’s that time again?! Our first cohort of this years graduate training programme have […]

22nd May 2018
Exam-tastic progress!

It’s been a busy and exam-tastic start to the year so we thought it was about time […]

29th March 2018
Resilience building

We’ve been a little quiet on the blog front lately (sorry for that!), we’ve had a busy […]

26th March 2018
R. I. Why are you still using projections?!

At Para-Sols, our goal is to make our advisers life as easy as possible, and the information […]

20th February 2018
Our 2017 highlights

2017 was a pretty momentous one for us at Para-Sols – we deem it, ‘our year of […]

22nd January 2018
2017 – ‘The Year of The Grad Scheme’

As 2017 draws to a close, we figured it was as good a time as any for […]

20th December 2017
Say hello to… Hannah

What better way to round off Para-Sols incredible year of growth than squeezing in just one last […]

18th December 2017
Say hello to… Matthew, Sophie & Alex

We’re not entirely sure where the last month or two has gone so as the end of […]

4th December 2017
The rising cost of IHT

Here at Para-Sols we’ve seen a noticeable increase in the amount of cases focusing on inheritance tax […]

31st October 2017
We’ve grown up!

Welcome to the new look Para-Sols website; refreshed brand, sexy new Resources area and an overall new […]

18th September 2017
Are you ready for GDPR?

Firstly, anyone else sing the Flo Rida GDFR song when they read GDPR? Nope? Just me then. […]

18th September 2017
MiFid II

What is it? Does it affect me? What can I do? It seems to me that MiFid […]

18th September 2017
Say hello to…. Lee & Sunaina

Our graduate training programme (The Grad Scheme) is going from strength to strength and last month we […]

24th July 2017
Learnings and Leading

I have been inspired to write this blog following a recent leadership course I attended. It was […]

16th July 2017
Case Study: More than the Critical Yield

Recent press coverage of the problems in Defined Benefit funding and the combination of factors leading to […]

12th July 2017
‘Change the Game’ Conference : Reflections from Cathi

I recently attended the Intelliflo Change the Game conference. The technology focus is what initially attracted me […]

4th July 2017
Happy Birthday!

Guess who’s just turned 8 years old? That’s right, us! 1st June is a great day to […]

8th June 2017
Si ditches ‘graduate’ status

“I’ve recently completed my Level 4 Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning, which hopefully, is the first of […]

24th May 2017
Say hello to… Sam, Holly & Johnny

Last month we promised to introduce you to our latest members of the team, didn’t we? Well […]

18th May 2017
The Grad Scheme: Assessment Day Triumph

First off, apologies for the recent radio silence. We know, it’s not like us but we’ve been […]

26th April 2017
The Grad Scheme: Kate’s Story

Having graduated from University with a degree in Zoology, it’s safe to say I most definitely wasn’t […]

10th March 2017
The Grad Scheme: Grant’s Story

As an inexperienced graduate who knew they had a lot to offer, it was difficult getting past […]

9th March 2017
The Grad Scheme: Rachael’s Story

After studying Accounting & Finance at Uni, looking for a job in financial services came instinctively to […]

8th March 2017
The Grad Scheme: Simon’s Story

After graduating from University with a degree in Accounting & Financial Management, I wasn’t exactly sure which […]

7th March 2017
Survey: Are you naturally compliant?

As providers of paraplanning services across the UK, we understand the often complex relationship between advisers and […]

7th March 2017
The Benefits & Myths of Outsourcing

Those of you with elephant-like memories will recall us sending out a survey at the back of […]

6th March 2017
Office. Sweet. Office

“Oh hello, welcome to our new abode! Please, do come in…” If you didn’t already know (and […]

3rd February 2017

Latest from us

A new era

Top 3 compliance tips for paraplanners

The highs (and potential lows) of having a CIP

What can an outsourced Paraplanner do for you?

What’s in store for 2019?

Challenges facing financial advisers in 2019

What advisers need to know about CIPs

The Great British Entrepreneur Awards

Platform Due Diligence & CIP – Part 3

The state of paraplanning

Women in Financial Advice Awards

DB Transfer Files: A Best Practice Guide

Case Study: Defined Contribution Death Benefits

Platform Due Diligence & CIP – Part 2

Entrepreneurs’ Team of the Year finalists!

Platform Due Diligence & CIP – Part 1

We’re finalists!

Case Study: Drawdown Options and the Lifetime Allowance

Say hello to… Megan

Say hello to… Nic & Jasmine

Happy Birthday to us!

Say hello to…Fran, Alex & Helen

Exam-tastic progress!

Resilience building

R. I. Why are you still using projections?!

Our 2017 highlights

2017 – ‘The Year of The Grad Scheme’

Say hello to… Hannah

Say hello to… Matthew, Sophie & Alex

The rising cost of IHT

We’ve grown up!

Are you ready for GDPR?

MiFid II

Say hello to…. Lee & Sunaina

Learnings and Leading

Case Study: More than the Critical Yield

‘Change the Game’ Conference : Reflections from Cathi

Happy Birthday!

Si ditches ‘graduate’ status

Say hello to… Sam, Holly & Johnny

The Grad Scheme: Assessment Day Triumph

The Grad Scheme: Kate’s Story

The Grad Scheme: Grant’s Story

The Grad Scheme: Rachael’s Story

The Grad Scheme: Simon’s Story

Survey: Are you naturally compliant?

The Benefits & Myths of Outsourcing

Office. Sweet. Office

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