A quality kitemark for financial advisers could soon be back on the table as charity Fairlife prepares new proposals.
Towergate Financial has acquired the financial planning business of the Melton Mowbray Building Society.
A marked change in consumer awareness is causing consumers to take an "austere" self-assessment of protection needs, Swiss Re has said.
The protection industry should engage with the Money Advice Service (MAS) not fear it to successfully grow the market, industry leaders have said.
Pension and mortgage issues are the most common enquiries from people accessing a generic financial advice pilot scheme, according to the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) Moneyplan project.
IFAs should be responsible for delivering the free Generic Financial Advice (GFA) service, according to the Citizens Advice Bureaux (CAB).
The Personal Finance Society has written to its members urging them to get involved in its project with the Citizens' Advice Bureau to provide generic financial advice on a volunteer basis.
The Treasury Committee announced last week it wants to extend the Citizens Advice Bureaux's project of working with IFAs on a pro bono basis as part its work on promoting financial inclusion.
The Treasury Committee has called for an increase in the funding of generic financial advice as part of its report into the promotion of financial inclusion.
Ed Balls MP is calling for a more "comprehensive and preventative" approach to advice through wider access to unregulated or 'generic' financial advice.