Professional body the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has called on financial services firms to educate all employees on the potential opportunities - and risks - of artificial intelligence (AI).

Entries are open for the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and the Personal Finance Society (PFS) Apprenticeship Awards, the annual celebration of apprentices across insurance and financial services.

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has appointed two new executive directors who will take up their roles in early March.

The CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Society of the UK has become the fourth organisation to join The Chartered Body Alliance, the partnership of professional bodies.

Joshua Anderson of Fidenti Wealth of Sandbach in Cheshire has been named Financial Adviser Apprentice of the Year in the CII/PFS latest annual Financial Planning apprenticeship awards.

Seven firms, including several Financial Planning firms, have achieved Corporate Chartered status with the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) during September and October.

More than 3,800 young people have benefited from insurance and Financial Planning virtual work experience programme during the first year of its operation.

The Chartered Insurance Institute has published its 2025 qualifications brochure, which offers a range of career and educational pathways for insurance and personal finance professionals and Financial Planners.

The Chartered Insurance Institute is encouraging members to adopt its Professional Map as a useful tool to help meet the regulator’s Consumer Duty requirements.

The Personal Finance Society and parent body, the Chartered Insurance Institute, have warned that they will take action if necessary after a number of "upsetting" incidents of online harassment.

The Chartered Body Alliance, the partnership of three professionals bodies with a combined membership of 200,000, has launched its first joint qualification, a Certificate in Climate Risk.