National adviser firm Continuum has recruited Chartered Financial Planner Simon Hewitt to help spur its growth plans.

The industry-backed fintech company Origo is planning to launch a Pensions Dashboard connector tool in the autumn to enable providers to connect more efficiently to the planned Pensions Dashboards.

The FSCS has joined forces with the FCA and Financial Ombudsman Service to investigate a Telford-based pension transfer adviser with links to a Portuguese expat specialist company.

Derek Stuart, one of the UK’s best known fund managers and a founder of Artemis Investment Management, is to step back from co-managing one of its leading funds to spend more time on charity work. 

Financial research and investment management company Morningstar is to rename Praemium as the Morningstar Wealth Platform after its £35m acquisition of the formerly Australian-owned platform.

AXA UK chair Scott Wheway is to step down immediately to take up the role of chair of Scottish Widows group from 12 September.

One in ten (11%) UK adults paused or reduced their pension contributions in March, according to a new report.

The FCA has written a ‘Dear CEO’ letter to lifetime mortgage providers to warn them that it will intervene if firms fail to tackle "exploitation" risks to consumers.

Financial Planning firm Evelyn Partners, formerly Tilney Smith & Williamson, has joined forces with professional services firm CliftonLarsonAllen to launch a global accounting and advisory network.

Revenue increased 488% year-on-year to £149.7m for Financial Planner and wealth manager Kingswood for the year ended 31 December 2021.