The retail investment sector continued to dominate attestations (or undertakings) required issued by the Financial Conduct Authority between January and March.

CPI inflation continued its rapid downward trend, falling in May to the Bank of England's long-term target of 2% from 2.3% the previous month.

CPI inflation remained at 2% in June, the same as May, the ONS reported today. 

A private equity consortium has increased its bid for investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) by over 10% in the latest round of its takeover attempt.

Hereford Wealth and Financial Planning has joined Financial Planning network Rosemount Financial Solutions as an appointed representative.

Consumer lifeboat service the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has awarded the contract for its core claims handling to professional services giant PwC.

Nearly nine in 10 financial advice videos on social media platform TikTok (87.5%) are ‘potentially misleading’,  according to a study by advice firm Almond Financial.

Wealth management platform provider GBST and fintech Wipro have partnered to launch an end-to-end administration service for firms transitioning from legacy IT systems.

Assets under management rose 26.9% to £17.6bn for investment manager and IFA support firm Tatton Asset Management for the year ended 31 March.

Bridgend-based advice firm Broadlands Partnership (FRN: 402268) has been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), opening the door to compensation for ex-clients with valid claims.