Financial Planning will be thrown into the national spotlight from today (Monday 6 June) as a seven-day consumer campaign begins.

Firms must embrace technology at a much faster rate if financial advice is to become affordable, the founder of a new online Financial Planning firm says.

The Personal Finance Society has revamped its annual awards to focus on “the importance and influence of personal finance journalism”.

The Money Advice Service is offering £7m to organisations around the country in a bid to learn more about improving people’s ability to manage money better on a day to day basis.

A Chartered Financial Planning group has agreed a deal to take an initial minority stake in a Lancashire Financial Planning business.

A report has indicated that it takes seven weeks to fill a vacancy in the financial services sector on average.

Firms looking at building robo-advice services can start applying to a new FCA unit to receive the regulator’s guidance on development.

A well known adviser has been described as being a Financial Planning pioneer, 20 years ahead of the principles RDR aimed to introduce, after news of his death emerged.

An adviser, whose clients once included Sting and Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, has died following a long battle with cancer.

A proposed £500 allowance to enable people to use their pension savings to pay for advice would be shunned by nearly two thirds of over 50s.