Financial advice firms are doing better at narrowing the gender pay gap than many other financial services firms, according to analysis by the Chartered Insurance Institute.

The Chartered Insurance Institute is set to revamp and modernise its corporate Chartered designation for the insurance and Financial Planning professions.

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has announced an overhaul to its annual awards which celebrate talent at its local institutes and standards of excellence among its global membership.

A development framework, created by St. James’s Place (SJP) to support its adviser back office teams, has gained accreditation by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII).