The UK economy returned to growth in August, with a 0.2% increase in GDP, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) this morning.

Wealth manager Charles Stanley will manage a mandate in Financial Planner Fairstone’s model portfolio service proposition.

Protection provider Core Cover Ltd (FRN: 774068) has been declared as failed by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

Wealth and investment manager Brooks Macdonald has today reported net outflows of £70m for the first quarter of its financial year ended 30 September.

Financial Planners have welcomed plans announced by the Labour Party at its conference this week to introduce better financial education for primary school children.

Former England World Cup rugby hero Jonny Wilkinson has joined fast-growing national Chartered Financial Planning firm Attivo as a 'lifestyle ambassador.'

The Financial Conduct Authority has censured collapsed £237m mini-bond provider London Capital & Finance (LCF) for unfair and misleading financial promotions.

Four Financial Planning and wealth management firms are included in the table of most complained-against financial services firms published by the Financial Ombudsman Service for the first half of 2023.

Link Fund Solutions, the administrator of the failed Woodford Equity Income Fund, has been purchased by Dublin-based Waystone.

Growing wealth manager Titan Wealth has acquired North East IFA Prism Financial Advice, adding £630m in AUM to its books.