More 16 to 18-year-old women are showing an interest in the Financial Planning profession as a career option, according to national Financial Planning firm Progeny.

There is no doubt that the Treasury-backed Women in Finance Charter campaign has been a powerful engine of change when it comes to giving women better representation in senior management roles in financial services.

The West Midlands is the region where the greatest proportion of the local population is receiving regulated financial advice, according to new data.

MPs on the influential Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have published a damning report criticising the Treasury for failing to fix what it calls a £17bn error on public service pensions that has disadvantaged younger workers, women and other groups.