The former head of the Personal Investment Authority has been made chairman of a new body tasked with promoting high standards in the banking sector.

The IFP annual conference has been hailed as a success as the curtain closed this lunch time on the event at Celtic Manor in Wales.

An entrepreneur whose business life was launched by boxer Chris Eubank when she was aged 20 has told the IFP annual conference that planners should do less but focus on the important things to improve their companies.

Partnership has revealed that the vast majority of over-65s have failed to talk to their families about the potential need for care and are confused about their financial options.

Three in five (58%) UK advisers are actively using social media but just a quarter (25%) have policies for how employees should use it, according to a new survey.

Financial services professionals are motivated by more than just pay, according to a new study which also showed that their working hours remain the longest of any profession.

A hostage negotiator has told Financial Planners how they can improve their businesses through more effective communication.

A raft of winners were announced at the IFP awards ceremony last night.

Aviva has called on the government to do more to improve consumer education and information in the lead-up to April 2015 pension changes.

The Institute of Financial Planning has delivered its verdict on its top Paraplanner for 2014.