The Financial Conduct Authority has begun its long-awaited regulation of the funeral plan market from today.

Private-equity backed wealth manager MKC Wealth has acquired Genius Wealth Management of Cheshire for an undisclosed sum.

A former financial adviser who used multiple aliases has been jailed for fraud for the second time after pleading guilty to four counts of fraud at Leicester Crown Court.

First half pre-tax profits at fund manager Jupiter have more than halved to £29.7m (2021 H1: £78.2m).

Women’s pension pots are half the size of a men’s at the point of retirement, according to a new report.

Inheritance tax (IHT) receipts rose 14% to £6.1bn in the 2021/22 tax year, the largest single-year rise since 2015/16.

Total revenue for fintech and support services firm Fintel grew 2% to £32.3m (HY21: £24.9m) for the half year ended 30 June.

In this exclusive Guest Column for Financial Planning Today, Andy Agathangelou, founder of the Transparency Task Force, looks at why regulation is failing to protect consumers, the human misery caused by financial crime and how Financial Planners can help. 

Callan Anderson, founder and owner of boutique Financial Planning firm Equilibrium Financial Consultancy, has sold the firm’s client book to Evelyn Partners.

Wealth manager St James’s Place has reported a fall of nearly £12bn in Funds Under Management for the six months ended 30 June.