Wealth manager Fairstone, which includes one of the UK's biggest Chartered Financial Planners, said it has recorded its best ever six-month period of dealmaking.

Verve Foundation, the not-for-profit organisation looking to bring new blood into the profession and help advisers to grow, is to launch a second tranche of its ‘Adviser Incubator’ initiative following the success of the pilot programme.

There has been a surprise drop in the number of annual leave days that financial and insurance workers are taking off despite a rise in leave allowance, according to analysis of 122,000 UK employees.

The FCA is to tighten its rules on crypto-asset transfers from 1 September to crack down on money laundering and financial crime.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is to introduce new rules from 1 October which will compel defined contribution (DC) pension schemes to declare their policy on investing in illiquid investments.

The CISI, the professional body for Certified Financial Planners, has signed a deal with Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) to enable its students to take CISI exams during their courses.

Three quarters of pension savers are in the dark about their ability to contribute to a partner’s pension.

GAM shareholders have rejected an offer for the company from Liontrust Asset Management.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has declared two bond firms as failed today.

The average cost of an insurance scam has risen 20% to nearly £15,000 in the past year, according to new figures published by the Association of British Insurers today.