Retirement and investment provider Fidelity International is to launch an artificial intelligence-driven Financial Planning software tool for UK advisers.

Four in ten (43%) financial advisers consider sustainable investments when building retirement portfolios, according to new research.

Legal and financial services provider Irwin Mitchell has acquired Cheshire-based Chartered Financial Planning firm TWP Wealth for an undisclosed sum.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has cuts its levy for 2022/23 by £275m to £625m.

Profit before tax at investment platform AJ Bell fell to £26.1m (HY21: £31.6m) for the six months ending 31 March.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed a single listing segment regime for equity shares of commercial companies.

Net inflows for adviser platform Transact rose 16% to £2.68bn in the six months ending 31 March.

The average age of female investors when they start investing is 32 compared to 35 for men, according to a new report.

Three quarters (74%) of pension schemes have net zero plans in place or will have within the next two years, according to a new survey.

Over a third (35%) of clients expect their Financial Planner to be an expert on environmental, social and governance investments.