The appointment of Stephen Gay as AIFA director general came as a surprise to many, primarily because knowledge of the contenders had not been made public.

AIFA members are demanding to be consulted on future appointments to the agenda-setting AIFA Council following the "surprise" selection of Stephen Gay as director general.

A fifth of all tax records held by HM Revenue & Customs could contain errors, an internal review has concluded.

More than two million people are expected to take to the streets across France today in protest over Nicolas Sarkozy's pension reform plans.

The Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) beat expectations to post a near £85,000 surplus in 2009.

In a roundtable event hosted by IFAonline last year, Stephen Gay, the new director general at AIFA, gave his views on adviser charging, independence and the RDR timetable...

Chris Cummings, the outgoing director general of AIFA, has lauded replacement Stephen Gay as a 'man of integrity' and says his recent past as an Aviva director does not matter.

Aviva's director of distribution development Stephen Gay has been named as the new director general of AIFA, replacing Chris Cummings.

Outgoing AIFA director general Chris Cummings has lambasted in-fighting as the industry's "weakness".

Advisers are concerned they will be unable to demonstrate initial and ongoing due diligence when recommending platforms to clients, research suggests.