The global Financial Planning Standards Board is seeking out Certified Financial Planners across the world to fill two vacant positions. Read more ...

A new online advice service specifically aimed at the retirement income market and designed to assist advisers gain new clients is to be launched by LV=.

Aberdeen Asset Management's net new business stood at about minus £11bn in the last six month period - but its revenues jumped to £605m. Read more ...

Prudential has named the man who will succeed Tidjane Thiam as group chief executive. Read more ...

Seven members of a wealth management business completed a trek around the whole of the Isle of Wight coast in a non-stop 24-hour challenge. Read more ...

Donations have topped £4,000 for Nick Cann's epic cycle challenge this weekend which he is undertaking to raise money for a stroke charity.

Tavistock Investments has agreed a deal worth up to £506,000 to takeover a Cornwall based advice firm. Read more ...

Legal & General has reported a record high for its cash generation in its quarter 1 results released this morning, though annuity sales declined sharply. Read more ...

Great uncertainty hangs over the outcome of the General Election result as voters get set to go the ballot boxes tomorrow. Read more ...

IFP chief executive Steve Gazzard will be among leading figures from the Financial Planning sector speaking at the Morningstar Conference next week. Read more ...