The Financial Planning software company Prestwood has signed up former IFP President Julie Lord as a director. Read more ...

AXA Wealth has unveiled a new online ‘LifePlanning’ toolkit for advisers to use with clients to give them a “clearer view” of their financial well-being. Read more ...

FundsNetwork says that its sales data reveals that amid turbulent markets centred around China’s stock market crisis in August, investors have taken shelter within defensive assets. Read more ...

Partnership is to launch the Enhanced Retirement Account [ERA] Sipp which will offer consumers access to a guaranteed income and the flexibility of drawdown as well as an opportunity for investment growth. Read more ...

New research from Aberdeen Asset Management reveals the extent of confusion about the pensions and savings system in the UK and how unimportant tax relief is to individuals’ decision making. Read more ...

The most important aspect of Financial Planning is giving clients access to the right advice at the right time and in the right place, Bellpenny’s new chief executive has said. Read more ...

Tavistock Wealth and BlackRock have jointly launched a new portfolio range called Tavistock Profiles to Tavistock’s financial advisers and clients. Read more ...

Growth in business volumes for financial services firms slowed in the three months to September as optimism levelled out, according to the latest CBI/PwC Financial Services Survey. Read more ...

The Government has insisted it is committed to supporting business people and entrepreneurs, as a petition against dividend tax credit changes closes in on 25,000 signatures. Read more ...

Two IFP corporate members will try to raise £150m so they can fund a proposed merger of the two companies. Read more ...