One in four consumers over 25 (26%) say they are “not confident” about their financial situation due to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey by the CISI ahead of Financial Planning Week 2020.

Brown Shipley, part of Quintet Private Bank, has recruited two experienced wealth managers from UBS Wealth Management to boost its growth plans in Scotland.

LV= has confirmed renewed speculation that it may tie-up with a third party - with Royal London the rumoured potential merger or takeover candidate, according to industry speculation.

LV= confirmed today it is in exclusive talks with Bain Capital, the US private equity owner of esure, about a potential deal.

Chartered Financial Planning firm Fairstone has signed up the eighth firm this year to its buy-out programme – West Midlands-based Complete Financial Planning.

More than 120 financial businesses have applied for Associate Firm membership of the Personal Finance Society in the first month.

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment has named Pippa Oldfield, assistant manager, at Mazars UK as its Paraplanner Of The Year.

The FCA has advised firms to return to working from home where possible.

Criminals are exploiting the Coronavirus pandemic by fuelling a big rise in online fraud, according to the latest figures from UK Finance.

Over half (54%) of UK adults consider income protection unimportant, according to new research.