The very first IFP Financial Planning One Day Conference will take place in London this week.

The Institute of Financial Planning has added programmes from Sipp and Ssas provider Hornbuckle Mitchell and Baigrie Davies to its IFPTV channel.

A new series of workshops for advisers are being held during March on investment suitability best practice.

The average retirement age has risen to 65 years for men and 62 years for women, according to the Office for National Statistics.

AXA Wealth saw assets on its Elevate platform rise by 75 per cent to £1.3bn in 2011, according to its full-year report released today.

FinaMetrica co-founder and director Paul Resnik will be visiting the UK from Australia from late February to late May.

Consumer confidence was boosted in January, rising by 14 points following the second lowest ever reading of 38 in December.

Margaret Cole is to leave the Financial Services Authority this year after almost seven years with the regulator.

Grant Thornton has appointed a new head of Financial Planning to its London offices.

The Bank of England has published its latest Inflation Report following the news from the Office for National Statistics that CPI inflation stands at 3.6 per cent.