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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The gap between Financial Planning and Paraplanning is becoming blurred, according to Paraplanning expert Richard Allum. Read more ...

The Financial Services Authority has clarified its guidance on Centralised Investment Propositions for adviser firms. Read more ...

The Office for National Statistics says that UK gross domestic product (GDP) decreased in volume terms by 0.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2012, revised from a previously estimated decline of 0.2 per cent. Read more ...