The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has hit investment advisers with a £105m levy for 2014/15, an increase of 34% on the last levy.

Economist and founder of Capital Economics Roger Bootle has said that quantitative easing (QE) is not the "inflation danger" people should be worried about - the focus should be on the intentions of the government.

‘It's not just about playing a round of golf':

Peter Coleman is to step down as chief executive of Positive Solutions at the end of February, six months since the national IFA's acquisition by Intrinsic.

Tenet Group has reversed last year's multi-million pound loss to post a net profit of £300,000 for the 12 months to 30 September 2013.

A Wigan-based IFA of 12 years is taking his career in a new direction - by embarking on the journey to become a lifestyle financial planner.

ROCK ON!

Labour will refer high street banks to the competition authorities if it is elected in 2015, Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, is expected to say in a speech on Friday.

Ex-Financial Services Authority (FSA) chief executive Sir Hector Sants is being courted by the Archbishop of Canterbury to lead a financial taskforce, just two months after leaving a key role at Barclays with "extreme stress and exhaustion".

Davy Private Clients, the Northern Ireland-based wealth management and financial planning division of J&E Davy (Davy), has agreed to acquire Square Seven Financial Planning, part of a two year acquisition spree.