Just over half a million over 40s intend to use their pension to repay their mortgage, research by an IFP corporate member suggests. Read more ...

The dividend tax will be increased over the next few years until it starts to be more expensive to operate a small business through a company, a tax expert has predicted. Read more ...

A Financial Planning firm has struck a deal to work with a multi-manager DFM business. Read more ...

Four past IFP presidents have thrown their weight behind a proposed merger with the CISI. Read more ...

Tilney Bestinvest has moved to beef up its presence in the Midlands by acquiring a Financial Planning firm. Read more ...

The Financial Ombudsman Service took on 173,994 new cases in the first half of 2015 – an overall increase of 8% on the previous period. Read more ...

Two Financial Planning businesses have been acquired by Succession Group in a double deal worth £7m. Read more ...

A single Lifetime ISA for everyone should be created with all tax reliefs on pensions contributions being scrapped, a leading figure at the Centre for Policy Studies has proposed. Read more ...

Employers are increasingly turning to Financial Planners to arrange group deals for their staff to get advice about their pensions, an investment company has found. Read more ...

A Financial Planner who wanted to bring Financial Planning to the masses says he has been overwhelmed by the impact of his podcasting show, which has now been downloaded over 350,000 times. Read more ...