Manchester-based Pareto Financial Planning has increased its team to more than 70 with the addition of four new hires over the past year.

Only 23% of women are confident they will be able to retire comfortably with over a third (35%) expecting to be unable to enjoy a decent income in retirement.

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) - the trade body for the investment company sector - has renamed three of its sectors following a review.

The FCA has warned that scammers have tried to clone the FCA website and are also regularly using fake emails to target regulated firms.

The consumer complaints body the Financial Ombudsman Service is to increase its maximum compensation award from £375,000 to £415,00 from 1 April.

Fund manager Marlborough has launched an investment platform for financial advisers and their clients with an annual charge of 0.2%.

Investment research provider Morningstar has announced the winners of its UK 2023 Morningstar Awards for Investing Excellence which recognise long term performance.

The CII has awarded Corporate Chartered Status to six Financial Planning and insurance firms during the first two months of this year.

Provider Legal & General has become one of the first corporate members of the new independent professional body, the Consumer Duty Alliance (CDA).

UK pension schemes are making progress towards net zero alignment but a majority say there are still obstacles the government could remove to assist their work to address climate risk.