Crispin Odey, the 62-year-old founding partner of Odey Asset Management, has been cleared of indecent assault at Westminster Magistrates Court today. 

Walker Crips, the investment management firm with a Financial Planning-focused wealth management division, has reported full year profits for the year ended 31 March up 97% to £963,000.

Mattioli Woods, the SIPP and wealth management firm, has received FCA approval for its £25m takeover of private client firm Hurley Partners.

Shareholders of wealth manager Smith & Williamson have voted today to approve the merger of the company with Financial Planning and wealth management rival Tilney.

HMRC has reported that  £2.3 billion was withdrawn from pensions flexibly in Q2 - a 17% fall year-on-year from the £2.8 billion seen in Q2 2019.

The CISI is urging UK Financial Planners to get involved in this year’s Financial Planning Week to help consumers cope with the “huge shock” of Covid-19.

The CISI's annual Financial Planning Week consumer campaign was launched today with a focus on 'virtual' events and support.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has increased the speed it is settling LCF claims and has so far paid out £13.5m to 844 people hit by the collapse of the mini-bond firm.

The Coronavirus pandemic has hit the Financial Planning profession hard and resulted in major business change but despite this Financial Planning Today readers have voiced remarkable confidence in the future in our annual Financial Planning Survey.

Over 120,000 SIPP and SSAS savers may be owed compensation of up to £80,000 each due to errors in relation to property transfers, according to tax advisers Cornerstone Tax.