A director from the Prudential Regulation Authority is joining the FCA for a one year role as the ripple effects of Martin Wheatley’s looming departure spread out. Read more ...

An investigation has been launched by the Government to find solutions to the so called advice gap, while a probe will also examine the effectiveness of the Money Advice Service. Read more ...

Demand for annuities appears to have climbed, with sale increases suggesting somewhat of a recovery since the slump in April, research has shown. Read more ...

The IFP’s chief executive hopes that a Treasury and FCA investigation into the advice gap, announced this morning, will help better define the differences between types of advice and Financial Planning. Read more ...

A life and pensions firm has taken a majority stake in technology business as it looks to develop a ‘groundbreaking’ robo-advice service. Read more ...

The elderly have had £1.7m stolen from them by younger relatives in an ‘explosion’ of family fraud so far this year. Read more ...

Standard Life has blamed falling annuity sales for a £24m drop in UK operating profit for the first half of 2015. Read more ...

A 62% slump in annuity sales failed to stop Legal and General Group posting an increased operating profit for the first half of 2015. Read more ...

Two companies have combined to create a new Financial Planning business. Read more ...

An academy that trains people who want to start their own Financial Planning practice but who have no experience in the sector is hoping to lure aspiring planners. Read more ...