Citizens Advice Bureau has appointed James Plunkett as its new director of policy and advocacy in a role that will give him responsibility for CAB policy on debt and Financial Planning and other key areas. Read more ...

Investment risk profiling and Financial Planning systems provider Distribution Technology has recruited three senior executives from Bankhall to join the asset and risk modelling and IFA account management teams. Read more ...

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has appointed a new head of UK retail sales from fund manager Jupiter. Read more ...

Two new council chairmen have been appointed to the National Association of Pension Funds’ councils in a bid to overcome the challenges faced in the evolving pensions industry.

Legal & General Investment Management has recruited a head of workplace defined contributions (product & proposition) to continue its “commitment to growth”. Read more ...

The Financial Planning software company Prestwood has signed up former IFP President Julie Lord as a director. 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.

Apple’s former retail chief has been snapped up by Octopus Investments. Read more ...

Recruitment consultant Robert Walters City Job Index for April 2015 has revealed that permanent financial services vacancies have increased for the second month in a row.

Architas has hired a new senior investment manager to co-manage the £770m Architas Multi-Asset Active range. Read more ...