Burnley-based Financial Affairs has made a bid to Aviva's Community Fund to secure up to £25,000 to roll out the Premier League Reading Stars scheme in Burnley and Pendle primary schools, where achievement at Key Stage 2 is 10% below the national average. Read more ...

The two day annual Morningstar Investment Conference, supported by the IFP, will be held in London next week on 12 and 13 May and is expected to attract more than 400 advisers and professional investors, including many IFP members. Read more ...

IFP chief executive Steve Gazzard will be among leading figures from the Financial Planning sector speaking at the Morningstar Conference next week. Read more ...

A major mismatch exists between what advisers charge for their services and what investors are willing to pay, research has suggested. Read more ...

An increasing need to focus on compliance is leaving the traditional drivers of retirement benefits lagging behind in employers' priorities. Read more ...

Donations have topped £4,000 for Nick Cann's epic cycle challenge this weekend which he is undertaking to raise money for a stroke charity.

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Tavistock Investments has agreed a deal worth up to £506,000 to takeover a Cornwall based advice firm. Read more ...

Legal & General has reported a record high for its cash generation in its quarter 1 results released this morning, though annuity sales declined sharply. Read more ...

Great uncertainty hangs over the outcome of the General Election result as voters get set to go the ballot boxes tomorrow. Read more ...

Aberdeen Asset Management's net new business stood at about minus £11bn in the last six month period - but its revenues jumped to £605m. Read more ...

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