Total investments managed in the UK grew by 10% during 2019 and were near to pre-pandemic levels by the summer, according to new data from the fund managers’ body the Investment Association.

One in four consumers over 25 (26%) say they are “not confident” about their financial situation due to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey by the CISI ahead of Financial Planning Week 2020.

Brown Shipley, part of Quintet Private Bank, has recruited two experienced wealth managers from UBS Wealth Management to boost its growth plans in Scotland.

LV= has confirmed renewed speculation that it may tie-up with a third party - with Royal London the rumoured potential merger or takeover candidate, according to industry speculation.

Chartered Financial Planning firm Fairstone has signed up the eighth firm this year to its buy-out programme – West Midlands-based Complete Financial Planning.