Five thousand Financial Planners and financial advisers have shown interest in the divorce and separation market - estimated to be worth around £500m annually, according to a report from a family justice organisation.

Pension savers have been cheated out of over £51 million by investment fraudsters in the first three months of the 2018/19 tax year, new analysis of official City of London Police figures by AJ Bell has revealed.

The Sixth National Paraplanners' Powwow will see teepees back under open skies on 13 September in Aynho, Northamptonshire.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme, the consumer protection body, has declared eight firms in default, opening the door to consumers getting back money they have lost as a result of dealings with the failed firms.

New research has found that 1 in 5 pension savers (20%) over 50 have changed their retirement plans because of the Pension Freedoms as the retirement planning sector sees a major change in direction.

An Independent Review has cleared the Financial Ombudsman Service of being unfit for purpose following a probe by Channel 4’s Dispatches programme earlier this year.

Cashflow modelling provider Prestwood Software is launching a suite of advanced pension planning tools to help planners deal with clients underfunding pensions.

Major platform provider FNZ has acquired the German platform ebase as part of its plan to be the leading provider of B2B wealth management platforms in Europe.

A user survey by platform Nucleus says that the appetite for adviser business owners to acquire rival firms remains strong with 42% interested in buying a business.

Andrew Salmon is to take up the role of chief executive officer at Chartered Financial Planner-focused wealth manager Arbuthnot Latham & Co with immediate effect.