The proposed merger with the CISI is being discussed by the board of the Institute of Financial Planning today after the consultation period closed yesterday. Read more ...

An AXA Wealth managing director has warned against turning pensions into “the ready-meal of savings”. Read more ...

Bosses at Aberdeen Asset Management and Parmenion are keeping silent on speculation about a possible takeover. Read more ...

Almost £2.5billion worth of payments have been made to savers in the first three months since the new pension freedoms came in, the Association of British Insurers has reported. Read more ...

Pension Wise guidance counsellors should be as qualified and experienced as regulated financial advisers, a consumer watchdog says, as it branded the current service inadequate. Read more ...

An IFP Accredited Financial Planning firm hopes to expand its graduate scheme for Financial Planners in coming years to take on ten per year. Read more ...

Nearly six in ten employers will fail to offer a drawdown option to staff as part of their pension plan, according to a report.

Four Financial Planners have been snapped up by Tilney Bestinvest from firms including HSBC and Hargreaves Lansdown as part of what the firm called a “hiring blitz”.

Owners of an iPhone have been encouraged to make use of a free new app, which aims to help them understand their retirement income options. Read more ...

A Paraplanning business has recruited its second 17 year-old apprentice in the space of five months.