Veteran Financial Planner Francis Klonowski has won the prestigious Certified Financial Planner of the Year Award in the CISI Annual Awards.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has declared Nottingham-based DFM Clear Capital Management in default.

Personal Finance Society President Sarah Lord has joined Financial Planning firm Cooper Parry Wealth as its first chief growth officer.

A new cloud-based platform to help advisers with estate planning has been launched this morning.

Transgender women born in October and November 1953 have been told by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) they may be eligible for the Women’s State Pension from 31 October 2018 to the date of their 65^th birthday.

The number of Financial Planning firms planning to recruit in the next 12 months has nearly doubled from 32% last year to 57% this year, according to a new report.

The Financial Ombudsman Service has proposed changes to its case reporting process to encourage firms to settle early and reduce waiting times.

Most financial advisers (91%) plan to adopt a hybrid advice model - combining in-person and digital engagement - over the next few years, according to a professional body’s poll.

Wealth manager and private bank Coutts is to launch in Scotland.

The Personal Finance Society, the body for Chartered Financial Planners, has added some leading Financial Planners to its 'PFS Power' CPD panel to help expand and strengthen the content.