Titan Wealth has struck a deal to acquire the £2.2bn AUM Blacktower group of companies, a significant player in the international advice market.

Wealth manager St James’s Place (SJP) says 175 newly-qualified financial advisers have graduated its Financial Adviser Academy.

Nearly a third of financial advisers (30%) want to sell their firms, according to a survey.

Platform Transact has partnered with adviser software provider Intelliflo to launch a new app to improve adviser efficiency.

The vast majority of IFAs (91%) have seen a spike in demand from clients for advice in the run up to the Budget, according to a poll.

The precipitous decline of wealth manager and Financial Planner WH Ireland has been like watching a car crash unfolding before your eyes.

The FCA is permanently axing the 10% portfolio drop notification rule across its handbook as part of a shake-up of MiFID investment rules.

Quilter’s advice network Quilter Financial Planning has added eight new appointed representative (AR) firms to its advice network.

Gallery Finance Ltd, a financial advice firm which provided equity release, buy to let and mortgage advice in Cheshire, has been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

Model portfolios (MPS) grabbed the lion’s share of sales in the UK financial adviser distribution channel in the first half of 2025, according to new data.