Lloyds Banking Group has completed its acquisition of retirement and wealth management firm Embark Group and shared plans for the launch of an Embark direct-to-consumer investment service.

The Financial Conduct Authority has removed permissions from two more credit brokers suspected of offering investments as concern grows about a network of credit brokers misusing their permissions.

Acquisitive Financial Planning group Kingswood has acquired Rotherham-based IFA Allotts Financial Services (AFS).

Small pension schemes will not be required to provide data to the new Pension Dashboards until 2026.

The Financial Conduct Authority has appointed Direct Line Group CEO Penny James as chair of its Practitioner Panel.

Financial Planning firm Succession Wealth has acquired Oxford-based financial advice firm Oxford Advisory Partnership.

Men are almost twice as likely to be at serious risk of pension transfer fraud than women, according to a new report.

Wealth manager and Financial Planner Tilney Smith & Williamson is to open a new Belfast office in a prestige development as it looks to expand its Northern Irish presence.

Plymouth-based national Financial Planner Continuum has reported a 39% increase in annual turnover to £10.51m for the year ending 31 December 2021.

Schroders Personal Wealth, the Financial Planning joint venture run by Schroders and Lloyds Bank, has made a series of senior appointments to bolster its marketing team.