An organisation that has pledged to set up the much-discussed Paraplanner standard says it needs to be “a collaborative effort rather than a competition”.

The income for retired households has grown by 13% since the financial crash of 2008.

Men are more likely than women to complete their tax return on time.

A directory of Discretionary Fund Managers, with details of over 180 discretionary solutions, has been created for Financial Planners.

A Financial Planning firm has signed a third member of Charles Stanley's private client team, appointing her as Financial Planning executive.

A former Financial Planner hopes to entice more Financial Planning professionals to become members of the EIS Association with a cut in fees for advisers and wealth managers.

Octopus has announced it is working on a new ISA product to be made available later this year.

Fund manager Ruffer has announced it is re-shaping its top tier of management, with the appointment of a new chief executive.

Owners and directors of Financial Planning and Paraplanning businesses have been revealing what is on their wish lists when it comes to hiring new Paraplanners.

Sipp specialists say there is still an appetite and a place for non-standard investments, after James Hay banned them for new customers.