Unbiased, the directory and lead generating service used by many Financial Planners and advisers, is to raise its charge for passing on consumer enquiries from 1 June - but has defended the increase as the first in four years.

Bristol-based investment provider and Financial Planner Hargreaves Lansdown has reported its number of active clients has reached 1,188,000 - up 53,000 on the previous trading period and up nearly 100,000 in the past 12 months.

NS&I has unveiled a long-awaited new online service for financial advice firms allowing them to see for the first time a client’s full NS&I holdings when they want.

Chartered Financial Planner Donald Fraser FPFS, director at Capital Asset Management, revealed his client lessons and mistakes to avoid in a recent chat with Financial Planning Today magazine.