A trio of Financial Planners have banded together under a new brand name.

A pensions dashboard prototype was unveiled today, as a 24 hour contest began between 20 developers to create the best design.

Life Planning guru George Kinder is aiming to teach Financial Planners how the military, Google and Apple have embraced mindfulness in the workplace and how it can boost client relationships.

Advisers will have to stump up at least £100m this financial year to fund the FSCS – with an extra bill possible later this year.

A Chartered Financial Planning firm is to increase its staff numbers by 50 per cent as it revealed about 250 people have applied for a role.

Charles Stanley has agreed to sell pension business EBS Management for around £4 million to Embark.

The FCA has rejected the idea of introducing a mandatory standardised fact find.

All financial services firms should be commanded to use a new set of explanations for advice and guidance, which should be displayed side-by-side.

Charles Counsell, an executive director at The Pensions Regulator, has been named the new Money Advice Service chief executive this morning.

Details of a revamped London-based Paraplanners Powwow have been unveiled today, with organisers promising thought provoking ideas and CPD.