A Certified Financial Planner says he has “completed the circle” after adding Chartered Wealth Manager to his list of titles.

Consumers working with a Certified Financial Planner were more confident about achieving their financial goals than those with an adviser, a global study of over 19,000 people found.

The FCA said this morning it could intervene in the asset management sector if a new probe, which began today, unearths ineffective competition.

There will be no early Christmas present for savers from the Bank of England, analysts said today, after inflation remained negative for another month.

Inflation rose by 0.3% in the year to January 2016, the Office for National Statistics has reported this morning.

Inflation rose by 0.3% in the year to February, meaning it was unchanged from January, the Office for National Statistics has reported this morning.

Inflation rose by 0.5% in the year to March 2016, the Office for National Statistics has reported this morning.

A former investment analyst at Aviva Investors has been banned by the FCA after the company was hit with a £17.6 million fine earlier this year.

A pensions body has proposed creating a new label for retirement products indicating to consumers they are of high quality and in order to ensure they operate in the customers’ best interest.

Fairstone Group has appointed three new independent financial advisers to continue the expansion of its London office.