The global expatriate population has reached 66.2m and is likely to rise to 87.5 million by 2021, according to an industry report from consultants Finaccord.

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Royal London Asset Management plans to launch a monthly income bond fund later this year aimed mainly at IFAs’ clients and wealth managers.

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Pension transfer values - as measured by the XPS Pensions Group Transfer Value Index - fluctuated “mildly” during June 2018 with a small fall during the month, says the firm. 

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A number of platform providers have given a broad welcome to today’s publication of the FCA’s interim market study into investment platforms which calls for a shake-up of the sector to improve competition.

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The FCA says it plans to shake up the £500bn investment platform market to boost competition after concerns about how platforms compete with each other and for customers.

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TISA, the savings and investments provider body, has launched the pilot phase of its project to develop a universal Digital Identity savers can use to verify themselves online to make transactions smoother.

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Five thousand Financial Planners and financial advisers have shown interest in the divorce and separation market - estimated to be worth around £500m annually, according to a report from a family justice organisation.

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Pension savers have been cheated out of over £51 million by investment fraudsters in the first three months of the 2018/19 tax year, new analysis of official City of London Police figures by AJ Bell has revealed.

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The Sixth National Paraplanners' Powwow will see teepees back under open skies on 13 September in Aynho, Northamptonshire.

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The Financial Services Compensation Scheme, the consumer protection body, has declared eight firms in default, opening the door to consumers getting back money they have lost as a result of dealings with the failed firms.

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