The advice sector has been told today its bill to help pay for the FCA will rise by 4.7%.

New pension investments (excluding transfers) soared by almost a quarter in 2016, rising from £14bn in 2015 to £17.4bn, suggesting a recovery in pension savings. 

Prime Minister Theresa May has today announced a snap general election for 8 June.

The FCA is to launch a review of intermediary and direct-to-consumer investments platforms to look at risks in the sector and ways to “improve competition.”

The Financial Conduct Authority has today published its key priorities for 2017/17 in its new Mission Statement and Business Plan designed to give firms and consumers “greater clarity” and more “transparency” about how the FCA prioritises its interventions in financial markets.

A cashflow modelling software firm created by a Chartered Financial Planner has struck a deal with a business offering support services for advisers.

A wealth management business has developed a way for clients to access key information about their investments through Amazon’s voice recognition device Echo.

The FCA is exploring the use of eye tracking technology as part of work to clamp down on misleading or harmful financial advertising for consumers.

Forty-six firms have so far signed up to provide free Financial Planning surgeries worth up to £500 to consumers.

Financial Planning Week 2017, the annual CISI campaign to promote the benefits of Financial Planning to consumers, has begun today.