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

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

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

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

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

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

Minutes from the latest Monetary Policy Committee meeting held on 5-6 October show that members voted unanimously in favour of further quantitative easing.

L&G is calling on providers to make their products clearer after customers stated they found them too confusing.

The number of adviser-centric platforms will fall significantly in the next five years, according to Schroders.

A new steering group has been launched by Financial Secretary to the Treasury Mark Hoban to develop ‘simple’ financial products.