The former director general of the Association of Independent Financial Advisers has been appointed to a leading role at the FCA.

Bellpenny’s new chief executive has revealed the company has acquired two more firms and plans to take over fewer but bigger businesses in 2016. Read more ...

An auto enrolment specialist has teamed up with the founder of Bestinvest at his new company after she left a Financial Planning firm. Read more ...

Fewer financial advisers are using Twitter than they were last year, a survey has suggested. Read more ...

A leading FCA figure’s forecast that cash flow planning will soon become mainstream is “very encouraging”, the incoming IFP President says. Read more ...

Nearly a third of firms have told the FCA they always refuse transfers from insistent clients. Read more ...

Aberdeen has quickly followed up its acquisition of Parmenion by announcing it is to take 100% ownership of a specialist investment manager.

Finance firms should all be given a simple star rating such as that used by ebay or the Food Standards Agency, a consumer watchdog says. Read more ...

A Liverpool-based Financial Planning business has become the latest to join the swelling ranks of IFP Accredited Firms. Read more ...

A double decker bus driven by Pension Geeks has begun a week long tour of the UK today espousing the benefits of saving for retirement. Read more ...