Joe Garner has been appointed by the Financial Services Authority as the new chairman of the Financial Services Practitioner Panel. Read more ...

Institute of Financial Planning sponsor Prudential has appointed Paul Manduca as its new chairman, replacing Harvey McGrath who will step down on 2 July. Read more ...

Changes to the personal tax system - combined with falling inflation - will give average earners £482 extra this year, according to Ernst & Young. Read more ...

The Financial Services Authority has announced it will require all banks, building societies and credit unions to display information explaining deposit guarantee schemes to their customers. Read more ...

The Government has launched a new tax calculator app to enable people to work out how much tax they pay and how it is spent. Read more ...

Fidelity has appointed former Aviva Investors UK Funds chief executive John Clougherty as head of UK Retail. Read more ...

Monetary Policy Committee member David Miles has argued that quantitative easing is still effective and should be expanded despite concerns it had little effect. Read more ...

Senior executives from Nest, the National Employment Savings Trust, debated with industry experts this week on the best way to communicate with a new generation of savers. Read more ...

Paraplanners have warned that working in outsourcing should not be viewed as a way to gain experience but rather they should already have the necessary technical experience. Read more ...


Independent wrap platform Ascentric has announced the launch of the Ascentric Open Day on the last Wednesday of each month.

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