STM Group, the international financial services provider which owns Carey Pensions, has reported a 48% drop in profit before taxation for the year ended 31 December.

Clients aged 30-54 are the most likely to have been the first to invest in equity ISAs in the new tax year, according to Hargreaves Lansdown data.

STM Group, owner of the Options pensions business (formerly known as Carey), has sold its Jersey Corporate & Trustee Services (CTS) businesses for £1.4m.

A survey of 1,000 individuals for Financial Planning firm Schroders Personal Wealth revealed that 78% had no estate planning in place.

Lloyds Banking Group is set to launch a £400m takeover of fast growing retirement and wealth management company Embark Group, according to a speculative report from Sky News over the weekend.

Wealth management trade body PIMFA has published a guide to online fraud prevention for member firms as concerns grow about a rising number of internet scams. 

Wealth manager and Financial Planner Quilter is partnering with mental health support company Spill to offer free online talks to its advisers.

The FCA is to consult on introducing a new type of open-ended fund which invests in long-term illiquid assets.

Two thirds of financial advisers are investing more of their clients’ money in dedicated ESG propositions in comparison to a year ago, according to a new report.

Bank of England policymakers have held interest rates at the record low of 0.1% as it expects the UK’s economic recovery to gather pace.