More than half of women in the UK have no form of financial protection in the event of a disaster, they have told a survey which highlights that more than 13m women lack a financial safety net if they hit hard times.

A report on global financial services organisations has found slow progress for women leaders and at the current rate female representation at executive committee level will only hit 30% in 2048.

A leading Financial Planner - who has campaigned to increase the number of women in Financial Planning - has become a director of the global Financial Planning Standards Board, the owner of the international Certified Financial Planner certification programme outside the US. Read more...