Searches for annuities on search engine Google have increased by 50% since the start of the year, according to new data.

The Financial Conduct Authority has publicly censured Mohammad Ataur Rahman Prodhan, the former chief executive officer of Sonali Bank (UK) Limited (SBUK), for anti-money laundering failings.

The vast majority of financial advisers focus too much on portfolio performance and fail to evidence to clients the value of their advice, a new study suggests.

In this exclusive Guest Column for Financial Planning Today, Caroline Stuart of Sparrow Paraplanning looks at differing views of Paraplanners.

In this exclusive Guest Column for Financial Planning Today, Amyr Rocha Lima, chairman of the CISI Financial Planning Forum Committee, looks at how behavioural finance principles can be used in planning.

Financial Planners have welcomed a “skillful” budget but warned it will hit higher earners.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has halved the tax-free allowance for dividends from £2,000 to £1,000 per year.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed that the State Pension will rise in line with September's CPI inflation rate of 10.1%.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will drag more taxpayers into the 45p additional tax rate by cutting the income tax threshold, he announced in his Annual Statement today.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced an extension in his Autumn Statement to the freeze on Inheritance Tax thresholds to April 2028.