Consumers with a Financial Planner are four times more likely than those without to have high levels of financial wellbeing, according to a new report.

Wealth management trade body PIMFA has called on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to urgently clarify its expectations around its new Consumer Duty.

The Financial Conduct Authority has made its regulatory sandbox available for applications year-round as it enhances its offering.

Former Cazenove head of Financial Planning David Austin has joined the wealth management arm of law firm Irwin Mitchell as a non-executive director.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has written to remuneration committee chairmen at financial services firms telling them to review pay with diversity and inclusion in mind.

National advice firm Foster Denovo is piloting a new workplace sustainability programme based on psychology and neuroscience.

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has revealed ‘financial freedom’ will be the theme for its virtual conference in November.

Fraudster Jolan Saunders has been jailed for almost 9 years for failing to pay his confiscation order.

Wealth manager Tilney Smith & Williamson has appointed Chris Grigg as its new chair as Will Samuel departs after four years at the helm.

Purchases of investment companies on adviser platforms reached a new quarterly high of £368m in the first quarter of the year, according to a new report.