The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is planning to ramp up its efforts to make consumers aware of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) next month.
The number of registered chartered financial planners in the UK has almost doubled from three years ago, and now tops 3,000, figures show.
A new standard in financial planning will help bring together a fragmented industry - including restricted and bank advice - its creators have claimed.
Tenet has attained Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) approval for its adviser development programme, meaning the scheme will now be eligible for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points.
The British Standards Institute (BSI) has launched a new standard for financial advice that it hopes will boost consumer confidence.
The Personal Finance Society (PFS) is seeking clarity from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) on whether advisers will need extra qualifications on long term care (LTC) insurance to remain independent post-RDR.
The British Standards Institute (BSI) is consulting on a draft of a voluntary service standard for financial advice businesses.
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has called on financial planners to volunteer in schools, as part of a campaign to encourage financial education.