Most financial advisers now believe a hybrid of traditional face to face service combined with elements of robo-advice will be the future of Financial Planning.

Royal London has become the third firm to give its support to the CISI’s Financial Planning Mentoring Scheme - offering its technical helpline to scheme mentors and mentees.

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) has revealed that Sheraton Financial Planning, based in Fareham, Hampshire, has become a CISI Accredited Financial Planning Firm.

The Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment is to relaunch its Certified Financial Planner designation with a new pathway which will move the qualification up from Level 6 to Level 7.