A product levy should pay for the costs of running the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, an adviser support company says.
One in five over 55s may have been targeted by scammers looking to trick people out of their savings.
Hargreaves Lansdown is to acquire up to 7,000 clients and £370 million of assets from J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
Tax stability has been cited as the number one concern for investment managers.
A new retirement planning service aimed at filling the so-called advice gap “will only serve to confuse thousands of investors”, an IFP board member claims.
An IFP corporate member firm has entered into the world of virtual reality, claiming to be the first in the finance sector to create a 3D Google app for smartphone users.
Protection for the rights of dependents and beneficiaries particularly vulnerable older people must be cemented before secondary annuity market plans go ahead, the ABI says.
Research from the Office for National Statistics showing just one in 100 Britons are financially astute is a “stark reminder of the need for immediate action”, a savings body says.
The winner of the IFP David Norton Building Excellence Award has gained a top industry qualification.
Comics are one of the “smarter and more effective” ways firms should be communicating with consumers, the FCA has suggested.