Only one in 10 of us have or will make provision for care by our 60s, despite becoming aware of the need to fund later-life care as early as our 30s, new research shows.

Urgent action is needed to ensure women do not take a financial step backwards due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Chartered Insurance Institute’s Insuring Women’s Futures (IWF) initiative.

The winners of the Personal Finance Society Media Awards 2020 were announced in October.

Paradigm Norton Financial Planning has been named the PFS’s Chartered Firm of the Year.

In just one month, more than 120 businesses have opted to become Associate Firms of the PFS.

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) will end ‘gap filling’ as an option for financial advisers applying for a Statement of Professional Standing (SPS) from the end of August 2021.

The Financial Wellbeing programme from ITN Productions – Industry News, which explains the value of seeking financial advice, is now available to view via the PFS website.