The FCA has joined with the Solicitors Regulation Authority, Information Commissioner’s Office and the Advertising Standards Authority to tackle misleading advertising and inadequate information provided by some claims management companies.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has declared London Court Ltd, trading as My Investment Hub, Venicap (FRN: 146522) based in Kensington Church Street in London, as failed.

Wealth manager Blevins Franks has recruited James Roberts, a founder of London Financial Planning firm Partners Wealth Management, as its new CEO.

The number of highly-regulated financial advice firms that said they are satisfied with the FCA has fallen by 12% to three-quarters of businesses in the last year.

Standard Life has today launched a flat fee financial advice business specialising in pensions that it claims will, “open up the world of advice.”

National Financial Planning firm The Finli Group has acquired four more adviser firms as its expansion drive continues.

Investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown has notched up its milestone 2 millionth client and has also seen record assets under management, according to its 2025 Annual Report.

Financial Planner Nicola Ellis CFP MCSI of Glasgow-based Wellington Wealth has won the Certified Financial Planner of the Year Award in the CISI Financial Planning Awards.

Nine in ten (92%) of financial advisers have seen a rise in enquiries about inheritance tax in the run-up to the Budget on 26 November, according to a new report.

Life Planning movement founder George Kinder recently moved to London to launch a new global business called The Moules. Here he explains his plans and the reason for the launch.