The latest FCA retirement income data for 2023/24 has revealed a 20% rise in the number of pension plans accessed for the first time between April 2023 and March 2024.

A protest rally being held by campaign group Transparency Task Force is to be held outside of the Financial Conduct Authority’s headquarters in Stratford from 12:30 today.

Higher income earners were more likely to want to track their finances and communicate with their financial adviser via mobile applications than lower earners, according to new research.

West Sussex-based high net worth specialist Financial Planning firm Servo Private Wealth has been awarded CISI Chartered Firm status.

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has appointed Carla Brown as the professional body’s new president.

Financial Planning Today editor Kevin O’Donnell recently caught up with Philippa Hann, recently announced as the next CEO of Bristol-based, employee-owned Financial Planning firm Paradigm Norton. She will take up the role in April. A full version of this interview will appear in the next issue of Financial Planning Today magazine in November. 

High net worth individual confidence in the UK economy has risen since the arrival of the new Government, according to a new report.

Fund manager Schroders has launched the UK’s first long-term asset fund (LTAF) designed to be used by financial advisers and wealth managers.

The Financial Conduct Authority is changing its enforcement approach as it aims to act faster and with more transparency.

DWP minister Sir Stephen Timms has urged the development of a roadmap towards an increase in the current 8% minimum contribution to auto-enrolment pensions.