More Financial Planners are positive about the coming 12 months (86%) than were positive last year (83%) according to Financial Planning Today magazine’s annual Financial Planning Survey.

Feeling financially confident is no substitute for the benefits of financial advice, according to new research.

The confidence of financial services professionals in the UK’s economic prospects has risen in the past six months, according to the latest survey by the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.

One in four consumers over 25 (26%) say they are “not confident” about their financial situation due to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey by the CISI ahead of Financial Planning Week 2020.