Financial life planners involved in Project Eve are looking to reverse perceptions of financial services and improve confidence in the sector.

The majority of advisers are pinning their hopes on the coalition government, rather than the FSA, to improve the financial services sector.

The IFP is considering offering CPD rewards to members supervising budding financial planners on work experience.

A new member of the AIFA council has pledged to fight the need for advisers to get reauthorisation when changing firms.

The UK's economic growth will be 'subdued' in 2011, held back by fiscal tightening and weak real income growth, according to a new OECD report.

A team of EU and IMF inspectors will arrive in Ireland today to take a closer look at the nation's banking system and prepare for a possible €80bn bailout.

An IFA has expressed concerns the closure of Macquarie's wrap platform could affect his relationship with new clients.

Sesame Bankhall executive chairman Ivan Martin has warned IFAs not to rely on any radical overhaul of RDR, despite expressing concerns about the changes being made.

Sesame Bankhall Group is to launch a school for budding advisers to help "attract and nurture" the next generation of IFAs.

Sesame Bankhall has selected Axa Elevate to help power a new investment platform to fill the gap left by Portavista which closed earlier this year.