Only one mainstream bank seems willing to consider opening an account for a straightforward trust without significant values or other financial incentives, according to a new report.

M&G says it received £1.8 billion of net inflows from open business in its third quarter helped by a booming annuity business.

Advisers Emma Medi Jones, Michelle Arnold, Louis Eyles, James Saddler, George Everett-Elliott, Rahul Trivedi and Nathan Emslie have joined the St James’s Place partnership as adviser partners.

Retail investors reversed recent pre-Budget trends as fund sales recorded inflows of £1.2bn in September, according to the latest data from the fund managers’ trade body the Investment Association (IA).

NS&I, the government-owned savings provider, is to begin paying long-standing claims from families of deceased clients, with the bill expected to exceed £181m.

The Openwork Partnership, one of the UK's largest adviser networks, has selected Fintel’s Plannr and Mortgage Brain as core technology partners as part of the network’s technology transformation drive.

Financial adviser AI platform Marloo has partnered with the Federation of European IFAs (FEIFA) to offer AI support to its members.

Seven in ten (70%) people considering retirement in the next five years say they are concerned that their pension will fail to keep up with the rising cost of living, according to new research.

Private equity firm Aspirity Partners has invested $135m (£100m) for a minority investment stake in fast-growing Financial Planning firm Hoxton Wealth.

The government has announced it is to change the rules to allow easier access to Child Trust Funds where the owner is deemed not to have mental capacity.