The total value of equity released from property in the third quarter rose 18.8% to just over £1bn.

Advised net flows reported a quarter-on-quarter decrease of 20.78% in the third quarter, according to a new report.

The Department for Work and Pensions is to introduce a threshold below which pension providers will be unable to charge a flat fee to savers.

Net flows for Aviva’s adviser platform rose 62% year on year to £4.2bn in the third quarter.

Carolyn Gowen, one of the founders of leading London Financial Planning firm Bloomsbury Wealth, has died at the age of 58 after a short battle with cancer just a few months after retiring.

Baroness Nicky Morgan is to become the first independent chair of the ABI as the insurance and savings body restructures its senior management.

Almost 7 in 10 (69%) of over-50s have not taken inheritance tax (IHT) advice, despite many holding assets over the nil rate band.

The Personal Finance Society is urging its near 40,000 members to take part in part in Talk Money Week this week, an annual campaign get consumers to talk about money matters with their family.

Financial Conduct Authority staff are making another trip to Wales to meet steelworkers who could be due compensation due to unsuitable DB transfer advice.

Adviser network The Openwork Partnership has launched a share programme for its partners.