Financial Planning firms across the country are opening their doors to the general public today for free surgeries.

The rumoured takeover of Friends Life by Aviva looks likely to go ahead in a deal reportedly worth about £5bn.

Five connected pension 'liberation' schemes that received transfers totalling more than £134 million from over 1,400 individuals have been shut down.

An important figure at the Financial Conduct Authority is leaving to assume a key role in the pensions revolution by taking charge of The Pensions Regulator.

The rise of UKIP in British politics may spark short-term volatility in financial markets, a global financial advisory firm has cautioned.

A Wales based Financial Planning firm has told how taking part in an IFP campaign in recent years has won it new long term clients.

There is a major lack of knowledge about the difference between Financial Planning and advice among the general public, a Financial Planning firm director has said, ahead of a key campaign.

A new executive general manager has been appointed by an IFP corporate member to strengthen its lending team.

Nearly 300,000 small employers will not seek advice when choosing a pension scheme to comply with auto-enrolment.

The FCA and Prudential Regulation Authority have today jointly fined Royal Bank of Scotland Plc (including NatWest and Ulster Bank) a total of £56m for IT failures in June 2012 which prevented the banks' customers from accessing banking services for several weeks.