A Sipp firm has put itself under examination as it encourages advisers to “look beyond the headline numbers” when carrying out due diligence on providers in the sector.

It began as a pub chat between two friends, but now a fledgling Financial Planning group is on the verge of becoming a fully established membership body.

The Nucleus chairman and founder of Skandia, Paul Bradshaw, has died, it was announced today.

Sandy Leitch is to quit director roles at Old Mutual Wealth and Intrinsic - the firm he founded - it was revealed today.

Advisers categorised as pensions and life intermediaries face paying an extra £36m to the FSCS next year due to rising cost of Sipps.

The new name and brand has been unveiled for the company formed by the merger of Just Retirement Group and Partnership Assurance.

The cost of taking the assessment to gain a new Paraplanning standard will start at £347.

Financial Planners are being offered the chance to outsource their human resources department to the new Bankhall Business Bureau.

A former investment director at Standard Life has joined Legal & General Investment Management as it expands its wealth management team.

Wealth manager and Financial Planning firm Bellpenny is to acquire EFG Independent Financial Advisers to form Bellpenny Group's new independent advice arm BIA Financial Planning.