Towers Watson has appointed three new staff in its Defined Contribution business to reflect growing demand.

Nest has put together a phrasebook of key financial terms as 96 per cent of people say pensions are hard to understand.

Philip Calvert from IFA Life is hosting a social networking workshop for Financial Planners in Northern Ireland.

January sees the launch of the Henderson Joint Investment Forums held nationwide.

The Financial Services Authority has appointed Lawrence Churchill CBE as the new Chairman of the Board of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

Maintaining the abilities and knowledge necessary to provide a professional service has been voted as the greatest ethical challenge for Financial Planners.

Profits have fallen in the investment management sector for the first time since 2009 after a turbulent fourth quarter.

Skandia believes 2012 will be the ‘defining year’ for platforms and wraps as changes are made ahead of RDR.

The Financial Ombudsman Service is gearing up for “unprecedented demand and volatility” as it expects to receive 285,000 complaints in the 2012/13 financial year.

The Financial Ombudsman Service is proposing to increase the number of free cases for smaller and medium financial businesses from three to 25.