One in five employers in the finance sector are judging interviewees on what they find on social media, says a new report.

Platform and Sipp operator AJ Bell is warning that the distinction between financial advice and other information or guidance services has become blurred and this is having two dangerous consequences.

Nearly £1.08 billion has now been paid out to Equitable Life policyholders through the Equitable Life Payment Scheme.

Standard Life is to invest £30m into its wrap platform which is widely used by Financial Planners. Read more ...

Schroders has published its interim management statement covering the nine months to 30 September 2015 which shows pre-tax profit up 12% to £453.2m.

The Bank of England's Money Policy Committee voted 8-1 today to keep its Bank Rate unchanged today at half a per cent despite some experts saying a rise may be on the way.

The SimplyBiz Group has appointed the former chief executive of Zurich as a new non-executive director as part of continued growth plans for 2016.

Origo, the e-commerce standards and services body for the financial services sector, has signed up Talbot & Muir as its 75th brand for the Options Transfers service. Read more ...

The CII is to launch a new Life and Pensions Foundations exam unit (LF1) to support professional standards in the Life and Pensions sector. Read more ...

The Edinburgh-based Carbon Financial Partners has been named as Chartered Financial Planners of the Year 2015.