An advice firm headquartered in Greater Manchester has extended its reach by opening a new office in London to act as a springboard for further expansion.

The founder of a fintech firm says the FCA must radically overhaul how fund information is presented.

Ascot Lloyd, a firm specialising in Financial Planning, has strengthened its board by appointing a former chief executive of Cofunds as a non-executive director.

The number of Certified Financial Planner professionals worldwide reached a new high of 161,826 by the end of 2015, it has been revealed.

ISA style pensions would be a “reckless, huge gamble” risking turning people away from long term saving in their droves, a pensions firm chief says.

A Financial Planning director from Nationwide has been appointed to a savings body’s board.

Retirement lending must be looked at as a crucial element in the FCA’s probe into barriers to mortgage sector competition, The Equity Release Council says.

Much uncertainty surrounds the potential impact on the public coffers from changing the way pensions are taxed, the Institute for Fiscal Studies says.

The FCA has fined a former head of JP Morgan’s CIO International £792,900 for “failing to be open and co-operative”.

AJ Bell has launched a new suite of cash management tools for financial advisers.