Paraplanners will be heading to Nottingham tomorrow for the Institute of Financial Planning’s second annual Paraplanner conference. Read more ...

Nick Cann, chief executive of the Institute of Financial Planning, welcomed 120 delegates to the annual IFP Paraplanning conference this morning. Read more ...

The Office for National Statistics says that UK gross domestic product (GDP) decreased in volume terms by 0.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2012, revised from a previously estimated decline of 0.2 per cent. Read more ...

The Financial Services Authority has clarified its guidance on Centralised Investment Propositions for adviser firms. Read more ...

The gap between Financial Planning and Paraplanning is becoming blurred, according to Paraplanning expert Richard Allum. Read more ...


Independent wrap platform Ascentric has announced the launch of the Ascentric Open Day on the last Wednesday of each month.

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Paraplanners have warned that working in outsourcing should not be viewed as a way to gain experience but rather they should already have the necessary technical experience. Read more ...

Senior executives from Nest, the National Employment Savings Trust, debated with industry experts this week on the best way to communicate with a new generation of savers. Read more ...

Monetary Policy Committee member David Miles has argued that quantitative easing is still effective and should be expanded despite concerns it had little effect. Read more ...

Fidelity has appointed former Aviva Investors UK Funds chief executive John Clougherty as head of UK Retail. Read more ...