The Financial Conduct Authority has urged victims of £2.5m boiler room investment fraudster Richard Faithfull to come forward by 12 September to ensure they are part of any claim for compensation.

IHT receipts in the latest quarter (April to July) jumped to £2.4bn, up £300m year on year, as the rapid upward trend in IHT continued. 

The Financial Conduct Authority has today fined Citigroup Global Markets Limited £12.5m for failing to properly implement the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) requirements.

The FCA has warned firms that offer Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) loans that they must comply with the financial promotions rules, even if the agreements are unregulated.

More women over-50 have quit the workforce than men since the pandemic hit the UK, creating a growing employment gap between older men and women.

The number of pension trustees who are encouraging members to take regulated financial advice has increased by 9% over the past year.

Liz Truss, the Foreign Secretary and frontrunner to be next Prime Minister, plans to create a merged financial 'super regulator', according to a new report.

Digital wealth manager Verso Wealth Management has acquired Glasgow-based Financial Planning firm Campbell Thomson for an undisclosed sum.

Cheshire-based Financial Planning firm Clarion Wealth Planning is to become 'carbon neutral' by the autumn.

Adviser numbers rose 5% (year-on-year) to 4,581 in the first half of the year at advice network The Openwork Partnership.