I went to a financial seminar recently and on returning to the car park at the end of the day, the number of fancy cars got me thinking about measuring success and whether the Financial Planning community is as bad at coveting material things to demonstrate success, as some of our clients are.

With Financial Planning Week under way two firms have revealed what they are doing to mark the event and boost the profile of Financial Planning.

PIMFA, the trade body formed by a merger of APFA and the Wealth Management Association, is to relaunch the popular annual Financial Adviser dinners organised by APFA.

Financial Planning and investment management group Tilney has hired two new Financial Planners to work at its Edinburgh office.