Investment manager Janus Henderson has acquired two firms, including the private investments arm of National Bank of Kuwait (NBK).

Eight more adviser firms have joined the AdviserAction group, a campaigning membership organisation launched last year to help the adviser sector engage better with listed companies on sustainability issues.

Training provider Compliance and Training Solutions (CATS) is to launch its first conference for Paraplanners.

Social media ‘finfluencers’ who provide sometimes suspect advice online are losing influence as retail investors increasingly turn to professional financial advisers, according to a survey.

California-based fintech Marygold & Co has acquired its second UK Financial Planning firm ahead of a bigger push into the UK savings and advice market.

Pensions consulting and administration business XPS Pensions Group has promoted 147 people, including 11 new partners, across its actuarial, pensions, investment, covenant, administration and SIPP businesses.

Only 35% of pension savers are confident about making retirement decisions, a new report suggests.

Four out of five people aged 55 or over are charting their own path to retirement and turning their backs on guidance and advice, according to new research.

The Financial Ombudsman Service received a total of 95,349 complaints between 1 July and 31 December 2023 compared to 79,921 complaints in the same period in 2022.

Fast-growing wealth manager and Financial Planner Söderberg & Partners has taken a significant minority stake in IFA consolidator Cardan.