A survey carried out for Talk Money Week, which launches today, has found that half of parents struggle to talk about money with their children.

Nearly a third of schoolchildren are concerned about saving enough for retirement, according to a new survey of young people.

Almost three-quarters (71%) of mothers seeking financial advice would like their Financial Planners to develop a relationship with their children.

Staff and advisers at the Openwork network have raised £562,000 in the past year to help disadvantaged children and young adults, pushing the total raised since 2005 by people working for Openwork to £7.4m.