Brooks Macdonald’s half-year profit before tax has slumped from £8.1m at the end of 2016 to £600,000 by the close of 2017.

The Financial Ombudsman Service has hit back over a Channel 4 documentary aired last night, saying it provided an “unfair impression” of the organisation.

A Financial Planning firm with 80 clients has been bought by an IFA group, which has eyes on further acquisitions this year.

The FCA has launched a national debate on improving behaviour in financial services by “transforming culture.”

Former Pensions Minister Baroness Ros Altmann has told Financial Planning Today she is “absolutely shocked” about claims of failings at the Financial Ombudsman Service.

Wealth firm Brown Shipley has hired two new client directors.

Chartered Financial Planner Abraham Okusanya has written a new book tackling the “unavoidable question of how long before you pop your clogs”.

A Chartered Financial Planner today called for a full inquiry into allegations about the Financial Ombudsman Service after an undercover probe by journalists.

AJ Bell says its 172,000 customers will be offered ‘exclusive’ access to an Initial Public Offering of shares in the business.

Financial services group WAY has today announced the appointment of Dan Hart, who joins to head up the marketing team.