There was some shock this week when the FCA announced that it was charging nine social media influencers, including some reality TV stars, in connection with promotion of an unauthorised investment trading scheme.

MKC Wealth, the expanding wealth manager, has acquired Dartford-based Gibson Lamb and Mulberry Financial of Macclesfield for undisclosed sums.

The FCA has written a Dear CEO letter to provider bosses to alert them to potential gaps in data as the Consumer Duty deadline for closed products looms.

Fintech and investment provider Timeline has launched its own adviser platform promising a platform fee of a typical 0.15%.

Retirement planning specialist Paul Goddard has joined Derbyshire Financial Planning firm Belmayne.

The number of Britons looking to release money from their property to fund their retirement has risen to 61%, according to a report from the Equity Release Council.

Average assets per member of defined contribution pensions have fallen by 66% since the beginning of 2012, according to new data from The Pension Regulator.

The FCA has brought charges against nine people in relation to an unauthorised investment scheme promoted on social media.

Generation Z and Millennials are adopting “trader-like” open and active investment strategies, according to recent research by investment platform Charles Schwab.

Abrdn has relaunched two of its fixed income funds with an unconstrained approach due to the investment manager’s opinion that inflation volatility is “here to stay."