The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) has awarded Accredited Financial Planning Firm status to Oxford-based Expert Wealth Management.

Wealth manager and Financial Planner Kingswood is to acquire Surrey-based Chartered Financial Planner firm Regency Investment Services for £3.45m.

Men are six times more likely than women to believe their investments will return to their pre-pandemic values within 12 months, according to new research.

DB transfer values fell from July’s record-high to levels similar to pre-lockdown in August, while the number of members asking for a transfer value also declined, according to a new report.

Last year only two pension fraud cases a month were passed to the police to investigate despite nearly 400 reports to Action Fraud.

The Personal Finance Society has appointed Sarah Lord FPFS, chief client officer at Succession Wealth, as President for 2020-21.

Christopher Woolard will be stepping down from the FCA Board and any executive “or decision-making” roles from the start of October.

DFM, wealth manager and Chartered Financial Planner Brooks Macdonald has reported an 11.1% increase in underlying profit before tax to £23m for its financial year ending 30 June 2020.

The FCA has fined hedge fund executive Corrado Abbattista £100,000 for market abuse and banned him from any regulatory activity.

One in ten workers have paused pension contributions in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic and its impact on incomes and savings.