The financial services industry has responded to the news that inflation has reached 5.2 per cent.

This week marks Financial Planning Week in Canada, a campaign to make Financial Planning part of Canadians’ lives.

The amount of money which can be invested into an Isa is set to rise by £600 from April 2012.

HM Revenue and Customs is urging employers to stop filling in tax forms with false names.

Inflation passed the five per cent mark in September, rising from 4.5 per cent in August to 5.2 per cent.

The Hargreaves Lansdown mobile phone app has been downloaded 22,500 times since its launch in August.

Standard Life believes auto-escalation could add £13bn-£14bn to auto-enrolment if it was implemented after the 2017 review.

Institute of Financial Planning chief executive Nick Cann will be providing advisers with tips for RDR change at this year’s Ascentric conference.

The Financial Services Authority is concerned about firms who have yet to start adapting to an adviser charging model.

The Financial Services Authority is planning to conduct checks on adviser firms to ensure they are on track with their RDR implementation.