PFS

Professional adviser body the Personal Finance Society (PFS) has called for the introduction of a product levy to help reduce the regulatory cost for advisers.

The danger of consumers falling into non-regulated financial advice is increasing and the government must act to increase protection for pensions freedom savers, the Personal Finance Society has said.

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has launched a website to help consumers make better informed decisions about money.

An advice firm consolidator is requiring all of its advisers to attain Chartered status, requiring Level 6 qualifications - two grades above the minimum.

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) is in discussions with the regulator and government to introduce additional safeguards to defined benefit (DB) pension transfers where the client wants to act against the advice they received.

The chief executive of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), the parent of adviser body the Personal Finance Society (PFS), has announced he is to step down.

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has launched an online space to share good practice guides with advisers.

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) is to launch a new voluntary exam for advisers wanting to prove their competence around the new pension rules.

This week's events, hires (and a joke)

Zurich Life chief executive Gary Shaughnessy has joined the board of the Personal Finance Society (PFS) as an adviser.