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The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has put a £360,000 - £540,000 contract to tender, which will cover the scheme's external PR activity over the coming two years.

Britain must see a business recovery before interest rates can begin to rise, according to Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England.

How much do you remember from the last seven days in financial services?

There is an increasing need to educate the public on the value of face-to-face professional financial advice, according to the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII).

Zurich Life has blamed a drop in its bond business on the impact of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) - as it reveals a 42% fall in operating profits.

Building a legacy business is trumping a straightforward sell-off for some firm owners

Rayner Spencer Mills Research (RSMR) has launched a new continuing professional development (CPD) tool for advisers.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined insurance intermediary HomeServe Membership Limited (HML) £30.6m for breaching a series of principles including incentivising sales over quality .

Anna Sofat, founder of IFA firm Addidi, was named Financial Adviser of the Year at the Unbiased.co.uk Media Awards 2014 at a ceremony in London on Wednesday.

The Scouts were right when they said: "Be prepared." The motto works well for auto-enrolment too.