In the latest senior role turnaround at The Personal Finance Society, President Carla Brown has taken on the additional role of chair to replace Christine Elliott, who has left after only eight months.

The Personal Finance Society (PFS), the professional body for Chartered Financial Planners, has appointed two experienced planners to its board.

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has revealed details of the programme for its Purely Paraplanning 2025 conference which takes place in central London on 7 May.

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has published a new good practice guide for advisers about economic abuse and life insurance.

Leading industry figure Ken Davy has warned the CII that it is in danger of bringing the Financial Planning profession into “disrepute” over its handling of its row with the Personal Finance Society.

Personal Finance Society interim chief executive Don MacIntyre has stepped down from his role after more than two years, during which time he faced a challenging time as head of the organisation.

More than 160 Financial Planners and Paraplanners attended the annual Personal Finance Society’s Graduation Ceremony held in London recently.

Michael Colyer, principal of SJP practice Colyer Associates in Yorkshire, has won the prestigious Chartered Financial Planner of the Year Award.

More than 200 Financial Planners achieved Chartered status last year, taking the total number of Chartered Financial Planners to 8,159.

The Personal Finance Society has appointed experienced financial services CEO Piers White as its first independent chair, a new role created by the organisation following its internal governance review completed last year.  

In this exclusive Q&A with Financial Planning Today, Don MacIntyre, the new interim CEO of the Personal Finance Society (PFS), talks to editor Kevin O’Donnell about the recent Festival of Financial Planning, his plans to restore confidence in the body and the road ahead.