Profitability per head for IFP Accredited Financial Planning Firms is roughly twice as high as that of a general advice firm, delegates heard this morning. Read more ...

AXA Wealth has unveiled a Retirement Planning calculator for advisers - the first in a series of new tools to help advisers plan for their clients' retirement. Read more ...

The Financial Conduct Authority has fined Moorhouse Group Limited £159,300 for failures in relation to the oversight and control of its telephone sales. Read more ...

Transact is to open up direct investment into VCTs via its platform beginning with Octopus VCTs. Read more ...

Some Financial Planning firms have failed to inspect and take on board the detail of rules surrounding disclosure of services and charging, delegates were told today. Read more ...

The Financial Conduct Authority has punished Deutsche Bank with a £227 million fine, its largest ever for LIBOR and EURIBOR-related misconduct, and part of total fines of over £1 billion imposed by UK and US regulators.

Nearly half of savers looking to plan their retirement prefer the idea of face to face advice rather than a digital solution, research by an IFP corporate member suggested.

A complaints investigation and handling service for financial advisers has been launched.

A new independent pensions and investments advisory firm has launched today. Read more ...

LinkedIn is a critical part of a professional's online reputation and not simply a CV on a job site, Financial Planners have been told. Read more ...