Rapidly growing Financial Planning group Independent Wealth Planners (IWP) has acquired Hampshire Financial Planner Encompass Financial Management which has £167m under management.

Wealth manager and SIPP provider Mattioli Woods has pushed back a major deal to takeover £1.6bn AUM Ludlow Wealth Management.

The Openwork Partnership, one of the UK’s largest financial advice networks, has relaunched its annual women in financial services conference as the network restarts face to face events.

Advice network Adviser Services Holdings Limited has established an investment arm called Rockhold Investments.

Pension and investment provider Aegon has partnered with the Edinburgh Futures Institute and the Business School of the University of Edinburgh for a study into the science of financial wellbeing.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned firms about potential financial crime risks linked to the latest developments in Afghanistan.

Wealth manager and Financial Planner Tavistock Investments has completed the sale of its multi asset arm, Tavistock Wealth Limited (TWL), to Titan Wealth Holdings.

West Lancashire-based Acumen Financial Partnership has recruited Chartered Financial Planner Mike Moore as its 20th team member.

Half of the over-50s planning to retire to Europe say they are reconsidering their plans due to Brexit.

The owner of a Bucks IFA firms says the increasing regulatory burden is one of the key reasons behind the £1.8m sale of his firm to Mattioli Woods.