A call by Aviva’s chief executive Andy Briggs to ban contingent charging has been criticised as “too heavy handed” by an expert.

Murphy Wealth, a Glasgow-based firm of wealth advisers, is planning to double in size in the next year and launch a graduate programme.

FSCS has declared eight advisory firms in default and consumers who have had dealings with them could get money back.

ESG investing is becoming a key part of clients’ investment decisions and is no longer a marginal option for a few, according to findings from Royal London Asset Management’s annual investment conference.

Major private equity firm Hg has announced a “significant investment” in FE, a data, analytics and software vendor focused on the UK and Australian retail investment funds and advisory markets.

Xafinity Punter Southall, the pensions consultant and Sipp provider, has announced the appointment of Simeon Willis as chief investment officer.

Pension savers transferred £14.3bn out of DB schemes in the 2017/18 period, newly released information has revealed.

A court has today ordered confiscation of more than £1.5m from a pair of convicted insider dealers.

Following today’s announcement that Barclays chief executive James ‘Jes’ Staley will be fined £642,430, his employer has cut his total remuneration package by £500,000.

An expert has expressed scepticism over whether a planned rise in auto-enrolment contributions will actually take place in April next year.