Financial Planners fear the ramifications for clients after a ruling in Italy that advice fees must be subject to VAT.

Old Mutual has acquired a Financial Planning business, it announced this morning, with the price undisclosed.

National financial advisory firm Foster Denovo has recruited for new advisers for its London-based Private Client division as it plots a growth strategy in 2018.

A Swiss bank has snapped up five ex-Barclays Wealth staff, including a Chartered Financial Planner, for its new Scotland office.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme’s new chairman has been named.

A judge has ruled in favour of allowing investors to pursue group legal action against a SIPP firm over claims of mis-selling.

Selectapension has released a new retirement income modeller feature for its Defined Benefit and Flexible Retirement Optimiser tools.

Many parents want to see finance lessons take priority over topics such as sex education, a survey has suggested.

The founder of a global adviser business has backed calls from the Archbishop of Canterbury for financial education to receive parity with sex and relationship teaching at school.

The latest figures on pension transfer values, released this morning, showed a fall last month.