The CISI's annual Financial Planning Week consumer campaign was launched today with a focus on 'virtual' events and support.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has increased the speed it is settling LCF claims and has so far paid out £13.5m to 844 people hit by the collapse of the mini-bond firm.

The Coronavirus pandemic has hit the Financial Planning profession hard and resulted in major business change but despite this Financial Planning Today readers have voiced remarkable confidence in the future in our annual Financial Planning Survey.

Over 120,000 SIPP and SSAS savers may be owed compensation of up to £80,000 each due to errors in relation to property transfers, according to tax advisers Cornerstone Tax.

Provider Aegon has reported more than double the percentage of life insurance claims caused by respiratory conditions for the first half of 2020.

The Lloyds Banking Group has said in its half year results that it remains committed to becoming a top three Financial Planning business by the end of 2023, with the transition of assets to the joint venture with Schroders on track.

Negative perceptions could be why just 10% of UK adults have taken paid-for financial advice in the past two years, according to research from digital advice firm OpenMoney in conjunction with YouGov.

Four people have been arrested as part of a HM Revenue and Customs investigation into a multi-million pound phone scam.

More than half of Financial Planners (53%) believe firms will shut due to the pandemic but around 52% forecast a rise in new clients, according to a new report.

Over 66% of CISI members believe it will take 12+ months or more for their business and the economy to recover from Covid-19 disruption.