The CISI paid £366,160 to “acquire the members and intellectual property” of the Institute of Financial Planning, it was revealed today.

The 34 year-old chief executive of the Suffolk Life Group has become executive director to the main board of Curtis Banks.

The CII’s new life and pensions-focused qualification route has come into effect this week.

Magenta Financial Planning, the new firm led by ex-IFP President Julie Lord, has launched.

There has been a sharp rise in the suspected mis-selling of ISAs over the last year, new figures have indicated.

Facebook has become increasingly popular with financial advisers over the last year, a report suggests.

The new capital adequacy rules take effect today but Sipp experts say there are still grey areas that could be problematic.

Canada Life has this morning lifted the suspension of redemptions on the Canlife UK Property life and pension funds.

A financial adviser has been banned and fined £109,400 for “lying repeatedly to the regulator”.

The debate about introducing a new professional Paraplanning standard is intensifying as a leading Paraplanner has stepped forward to defend the proposal.