Financial Planner should be made into a protected title as part of moves to bolster the perception and reputation of the profession, a Financial Planner has suggested.

A finance firm's chief executive believes the Budget reforms have genuinely unlocked customers' interest in their pensions for the first time and expects to see a rejuvenation in people seeking broader retirement advice.

A plan has been proposed to use auto-enrolment and the pensions system to deal with the pay day loans problem.

A chance for Financial Planners and other professionals in the industry to give their views on failings in the cash savings market ends today.

Over six million UK adults are planning to head off to foreign climes to start a new life in their retirement, with more than half venturing beyond Europe, a survey found.

Advisers looking for extra help with their clients who are due to retire before April 2015 can call a new telephone support line.

Market abuse in the financial services industry led to fines of over £340m last year.

Aviva has reported a 41% fall in annuities sales for the first half of 2014 following the Budget reforms.

The Association of Member-Directed Pension Schemes has declared it has "serious issues" with aspects of the new capital adequacy rules.

The FCA has set about stamping down on misleading financial promotions through websites such as Twitter.