Seventy-five delegates from overseas are heading to the IFP Annual Conference this year as part of a record turnout of 420. Read more ...

Four financial services firms with combined assets under management of £400m have joined Succession Advisory Services as members. Read more ...

An adviser search website claims that new data has shown the benefits of retirement planning advice can outweigh the cost by nearly 6,000%. Read more ...

The proposed merger with the CISI is being discussed by the board of the Institute of Financial Planning today after the consultation period closed yesterday. Read more ...

An AXA Wealth managing director has warned against turning pensions into “the ready-meal of savings”. Read more ...

Bosses at Aberdeen Asset Management and Parmenion are keeping silent on speculation about a possible takeover. Read more ...

Almost £2.5billion worth of payments have been made to savers in the first three months since the new pension freedoms came in, the Association of British Insurers has reported. Read more ...

Pension Wise guidance counsellors should be as qualified and experienced as regulated financial advisers, a consumer watchdog says, as it branded the current service inadequate. Read more ...

An IFP Accredited Financial Planning firm hopes to expand its graduate scheme for Financial Planners in coming years to take on ten per year. Read more ...

Nearly six in ten employers will fail to offer a drawdown option to staff as part of their pension plan, according to a report.