A leading figure from the FCA has praised Paraplanners for developing their own profession, without relying on the regulator to prompt them. Read more ...

The head of the Paraplanner Powwow movement has called for the creation of a Paraplanning academy to help inject much needed fresh blood into the sector. Read more ...

A Financial Planning firm which set up a new pensions telephone advice service earlier this year has been bought for £258m by insurers Marsh & McLennan. Read more ...

An FCA expert on a quest to quell regulation ‘myths’ has urged Financial Planners and Paraplanners to raise concerns and questions directly to the regulator. Read more ...

The leaders behind moves to create a new standard for the Paraplanning profession have already held talks with professional bodies, Financial Planning Today has been told.

A new retirement advice standard has been launched by SOLLA, the Society of Later Life Advisers. Read more ...

A former HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) criminal investigator from Birmingham, who tipped off his friends when their VAT scam was uncovered, has been jailed for 12 months. Read more ...

Most professional football clubs in England and Scotland leave players to handle their own tax affairs, potentially allowing footballers to fall foul of tax avoidance schemes, according to a report by BDO. Read more ...

LV= says that its research has uncovered that a third (32%) of retirees are living on less than the minimum wage, an estimated 4.8m people. Read more ...

The Financial Conduct Authority has today fined Ralph Whittington £42,111 and banned him from performing any function in relation to regulated activity. Read more ...