A Chartered Financial Planning firm is to increase its staff numbers by 50 per cent as it revealed about 250 people have applied for a role.

A 26 year-old who recently became qualified as a Chartered Wealth Manager has won promotion at his firm.

A former senior manager at Zurich and Octopus has been hired by Chartered Financial Planning firm Fairstone Group.

A newly qualified Certified Financial Planner says planners gain respect from clients through their work for them, not from certificates hanging on the wall.