A Devon based Financial Planning business has been snapped in a £2.85m deal.

A financial adviser whose firm specialises in serving military clients is set to launch his own robo-advice business this month and says he is not afraid of competition from the big boys.

The Bank of England has left its Bank Rate unchanged at half a per cent and the size of the Asset Purchase Programme at £375 billion - extending the record period of stability for another month.

A 62% slump in annuity sales failed to stop Legal and General Group posting an increased operating profit for the first half of 2015.

Two companies have combined to create a new Financial Planning business.

An academy that trains people who want to start their own Financial Planning practice but who have no experience in the sector is hoping to lure aspiring planners.

A new online planning tool designed to create a “simple picture of pension savers’ options” has been launched.

A life and pensions firm has taken a majority stake in technology business as it looks to develop a ‘groundbreaking’ robo-advice service.

The elderly have had £1.7m stolen from them by younger relatives in an ‘explosion’ of family fraud so far this year.

Standard Life has blamed falling annuity sales for a £24m drop in UK operating profit for the first half of 2015.