The Treasury says that a further 26 companies have signed up to the Women in Finance Charter, including Old Mutual Wealth, Allianz, the Bank of England, Deloitte and Tesco Bank - increasing the number of employees covered by the Charter to over 600,000.

The PLSA has welcomed news that the Government is set to publish draft legislation to ban pension cold calling - including texts and emails - in early 2018.

The Financial Conduct Authority has today publicly censured Capita Financial Managers Limited (CFM) and ordered the firm to pay up to £66m to investors in one of its income funds.

NS&I has today said it is increasing interest rates across its variable rate product range, including Premium Bonds, from 1 December.

PFS chief executive Keith Richards has described the first ever PFS Festival of Financial Planning a "fantastic" success with news that total attendance for the two day event reached nearly 3,300.

The Personal Finance Society says it has secured a “vital” post-Brexit European foothold for UK financial advisers by officially aligning the qualifications framework of its 37,500 members with their counterparts across the rest of the continent.

Pensions legend Mike Morrison, one of the best known commentators in the sector, has died at home at the age of 55. He died suddenly and was still working until just before he died.

Delegates at a major Financial Planner investment conference - AJ Bell's Investival - have today applauded the life of leading pensions expert Mike Morrison who died suddenly aged 55 after suffering a brain hemorrhage at home earlier this week. 

Parmenion has partnered with Russell Investments to enable advisers to invest in a suite of 10 discretionary managed and risk-rated Russell Investments model portfolios through the Parmenion platform.

Financial research consultant F&TRC has launched what it believes is the first workplace pensions ‘robo-paraplanner’ to make it easier for advisers to help employers select the right scheme for staff.