The number of DB transfer requests has fallen dramatically since the FCA introduced a ban on contingent charging last year, according to analysis from actuarial firm LCP.

Wealth manager and Financial Planner Tilney Smith & Williamson has continued its recent recruitment drive with the hiring of Chris Littlefair from Aviva to be a Financial Planner based in West Sussex. 

Wealth manager Quilter has completed the rebrand of its UK investment platform to the Quilter name. 

One of the founders of rapidly growing Financial Planning firm Independent Wealth Planners (IWP) is behind the takeover today of Financial Planning and investment group Tavistock for £40m.

MPs on the influential Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have published a damning report criticising the Treasury for failing to fix what it calls a £17bn error on public service pensions that has disadvantaged younger workers, women and other groups.

Staff at adviser platform Transact will start to return to the office from August as the platform pilots a hybrid working model.

Financial wealth in the UK grew by 7% in 2019-20 compared to 5% for Western Europe, according to a new report.

Platform technology provider and Octopus-owned custodian Seccl has launched instant deposits, allowing client payments made by bank transfer to clear and invest instantly.

When advising on income drawdown, there has been a shift away from a fixed rate method with more advisers now preferring modelling tools.

Investec Wealth & Investment has combined its Financial Planning services and launched a wealth planning service.