IFP chief executive Nick Cann - who is on long term sick leave recovering from stroke - is planning to undertake a 100 mile cycle ride in May to raise money for the Stroke Association. Read more ...

Aberdeen Asset Management has launched four low cost multi-asset funds as options for long term saving with an eye on the retirement savings market. The company is also launching a range of education material aimed at the retirement sector.

New research has found that 89% of the UK population do not consider saving for retirement a priority and 15m people are not saving at all. Read more ...

European ETF assets have reached a milestone of £327bn after 15 years in existence with Blackrock predicting they will have assets of over £650bn (US$1 trillion) in less than five years from now. Read more ...

The Bank of England announced today that it will keep its Bank Rate at half a per cent in the last review before the General Election on 7 May. Read more ...

The investment and Financial Planning group Tilney Bestinvest has appointed Martin King as managing director of investment management. Read more ...

SunLife, the direct-to-consumer financial services company, has appointed Mark Jones as protection director from LV=. Read more ...

Expat-focused financial advisory group AES International has raised concerns about the impact of the new pension freedoms on expatriate workers. Read more ...

Moneygate Group, the expanding IFA and financial services business with 200 advisers, is to adopt its Fairstone brand across the entire group.

A leading firm of Chartered Accountants has warned that more middle-income families are being "dragged" into the high rate tax bracket. Read more ...