The London Institute of Banking & Finance, a professional body, has finalised an accreditation agreement with the Society of Later Life Advisers (SOLLA), the organisation for advisers with older and more vulnerable clients.

Longevity and a decade of historically low interest rates have created “a dangerous cocktail” for the over-50s generation, according to new joint research by the London Institute of Banking & Finance and Seven Investment Management.

Financial education provider the Institute of Financial Services - known as ifs University College - is to change its name to The London Institute of Banking & Finance from September, it announced today.