The FCA has cancelled the part 4A regulatory permission of Northamptonshire-based firm Nectar Wealth Limited (FRN 800673).
Fintel joint chief executive Neil Stevens will step down at the end of June, leaving Matt Timmins in sole charge of the fintech and adviser support services firm which owns SimplyBiz and Defaqto.
Financial Ombudsman Service chair Baroness Manzoor today announced she would be stepping down in August - just days after FOS CEO Abby Thomas quit the organisation.
SSAS provider WBR Group has acquired pension consultancy Censeo Actuaries & Consultants Limited for an undisclosed sum to enhance its offering of SSAS & DBSSAS and other actuarial services.
So far this financial year the Financial Services Compensation Scheme has declared 40 firms in default, opening the door to ex-clients to submit claims for millions of pounds of compensation.
The FCA has cancelled the Part 4A permission of Scottish firm Retirement & Investment Solutions Limited (FRN 533079) because it said it considers that the firm is carrying on no regulated activity.
Entries are open for the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and the Personal Finance Society (PFS) Apprenticeship Awards, the annual celebration of apprentices across insurance and financial services.
FNZ, the platform engine behind several UK investment platforms, has appointed former senior Santander banker James Dunne as its managing director, client management and business development.
Troubled wealth manager WH Ireland has sold its Henley Financial Planning team to Verso Wealth Management for up to £500,000 and will close its Henley office.
Fast-growing Chartered Financial Adviser and wealth manager Shackleton, formerly Skerritts, has acquired Norfolk-based firm Harrold Financial Planning Ltd for an undisclosed sum.