Around 2.4 million grandparents are breaking open their pension piggy banks to help their grandkids, a study has indicated.

Towry has hired a new investment director from Brewin Dolphin to bolster its London team.

A Financial Planner specialising in working with health professionals has teamed up with a south-east based Financial Planning firm to nearly double its number of clients.

A national advice group has told Financial Planning Today it intends to recruit up to another 10 Paraplanners in 2016 after already more than doubling numbers in the last two years.

The UK is the best investment prospect in Europe according to half of advisers who took part in a survey.

There will be no official statement until the end of the month to confirm whether possible job losses at Aberdeen Asset Management have been accurately reported, despite media speculation today.

The number of people planning for their retirement who are considering investing in emerging markets in the next year has risen again, a new survey has found.

Fairstone Group has appointed three new independent financial advisers to continue the expansion of its London office.

A pensions body has proposed creating a new label for retirement products indicating to consumers they are of high quality and in order to ensure they operate in the customers’ best interest.

A former investment analyst at Aviva Investors has been banned by the FCA after the company was hit with a £17.6 million fine earlier this year.