I suspect a cold shiver went down many the backs of many at the larger adviser firms this week with news that the FCA is asking for details of their ongoing charges.

As the next stage of the FCA's Consumer Duty looms in July - when legacy products and sales will be included - some new research suggests the Duty may be rather more of a burden on Financial Planners and advisers than first thought.

It’s been a torrid week for wealth manager St James’s Place and senior figures could be forgiven for reaching for the Scotch this weekend. Trebles I suspect.

Don’t reach for your hankies just yet, but I’m beginning to feel a touch of sympathy for our much-lambasted Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.

The Waspi campaigners have certainly stung a few backsides at the DWP this week and I can’t help but admiring their pluck. This doesn’t necessarily mean I agree with the entirety of the argument but it is worth exploring why they are so determined and why they need to be listened to.

Expanding national Financial Planning and investment group One Four Nine has appointed industry veteran Chris Merry as its first chairman.

Financial Planning firm Ascot Lloyd is searching for a new CEO to replace Nigel Stockton who is planning to stand down after running the business for eight years.

The Bank of England kept its base rate at 5.25% today for the fourth time in a widely expected decision. 

Schroders Personal Wealth (SPW), the Financial Planning arm of Schroders and Lloyds Bank, is launching its own platform to give clients a better and more streamlined service.

Due diligence fintech DD|hub has expanded its data services to cover SIPPs.