The mastermind of a £115m Ponzi scheme has been sentenced to 14 years and six months in prison, according to the BBC.

Aviva has reported an eight per cent growth in UK life and pension profits from £850m in 2010 to £920m in 2011, according to its preliminary results today.

The Bank of England has held the base rate at 0.5 per cent today and made no increases to the asset purchase programme.

Financial adviser has been voted one of the top five business jobs in America, according to American newssite US News.

The mastermind of a UK Ponzi scheme has pleaded guilty to the fraud which robbed 800 victims of £115m.

Prestwood Software is holding a series of masterclasses for Financial Planners on how to use key ratios to find business clients.

Henry Stewart Conferences has announced a 10 per cent discount on its latest event exclusively for Institute of Financial Planning members.

Members of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee are meeting today, three years after first cutting the base rate.

The Institute of Financial Planning’s TV channel IFPTV has released its latest programme in association with Just Retirement.

High fees are lowering clients’ satisfaction with their wealth manager, according to research on client satisfaction from financial research firm MDRC.