A slew of job appointments have been made by Aviva after the proposed takeover of Friends Life won the backing of shareholders. Read more ...

The Financial Services Consumer Panel has called on the FCA to take urgent action to protect consumers who buy their retirement products through 'non-advice' sales.

An ex-Financial Planning manager has been sent to jail and ordered to pay tens of thousands of pounds in costs for insider dealing. Read more ...

The Financial Conduct Authority is proposing a pensions dashboard allowing consumers to see all their pension pots in one place, following a study on retirement income it carried out last year. Read more ...

Budding Paraplanners are being asked what would be the top three wishes they ask a genie to grant them in order to help them kick start their careers. Read more ...

Checking up on the bodies that will provide the new Pension Wise service will cost the FCA nearly £400,000 every year and an initial outlay of nearly £600,000. Read more ...

The Chartered Insurance Institute's chief executive is stepping down, the organisation has announced this morning. Read more ...

A £75m bill is today looming for financial advisers in order to pay for the FCA. Read more ...

The chief executive of an advisory firm has written to the Chancellor and FCA bosses calling for a 30 day cooling off period for those seeking access to all of their pension funds, unless they have had regulated advice. Read more ...

The Financial Conduct Authority has this morning announced plans to ban opt-out selling in financial services markets. Read more ...