The Treasury has appointed experienced FCA hand Christopher Woolard as its interim chief executive, replacing Andrew Bailey who is leaving in March to be Bank of England Governor.

LEBC, the employee benefits and pension adviser, is recruiting for advisers and Paraplanners following a round of redundancies last year which saw 50 roles axed.

I’ve often wondered exactly how many people regularly use an IFA and now we know - it’s about 8%, at least of the key so-called Generation X segment of the population, the important 39-54 year-olds.

LV= has made significant changes to its Life and Critical Illness insurance following feedback and suggestions from financial advisers.

The Financial Conduct Authority’s pension scheme has apologised after being hit with a £2,000 fine from The Pensions Regulator over governance shortcomings.

Financial Planner Charles Derby Group has been rebranded as Quilter Financial Advisers in the latest move to create a national financial brand for Quilter.

Nearly 7,000 UK financial advisers have reached Chartered Financial Planner status 15 years after the designation was launched, according to the latest figures from the PFS.

Well known Financial Planner Andy Jervis CFP, one of the first people in the UK to achieve CFP status, has been appointed by the CISI as President of its East Midlands branch.

Chartered Financial Planning firm Fairstone has acquired two new advisory firms, one in the South and one in the East.

The Money and Pensions Service, the government-backed consumer financial guidance body, has appointed acting CEO Caroline Siarkiewicz as its permanent chief executive.