The CISI has reported that 80% of candidates passed the latest CISI Level 6 Advanced Financial Planning exam which leads to the UK’s highest Financial Planning certification.
Experienced financial regulator Ashley Alder, head of Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission, could be the next chief executive of the FCA, according to reports from Sky News.
A Financial Planner in Scotland and a trainee Financial Planner in West Yorkshire have become the first two to achieve the UK’s new highest level Financial Planning qualification.
UK funds bucked a £10bn flight from retail investment funds in March as the Coronavirus hit markets around the world.
The Financial Services Regulatory Initiatives Forum has brought forward the launch of its Regulatory Initiatives Grid to today.
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has published a gloomy forecast on the UK economy as it votes maintain the Bank Base Rate at 0.1%.
Chartered Financial Planner Fairstone has announced a deal to acquire two more financial advice firms - making a total of four deals announced in the past month.
New research for the ABI has found that up to 1.6m people may be losing out on £19.4bn in unclaimed pensions when they move house.
Nearly half of UK adults (46%) plan to sort out their personal finances due to the virus outbreak with 13% of these people planning to seek a financial adviser for the first time.
Punter Southall Aspire, the Financial Planning and retirement savings business, is exiting the Master Trust pensions market to concentrate on Financial Planning.