The FCA has provisionally fined Neil Woodford and Woodford Investment Management (WIM) for failures in their management of the Woodford Equity Income Fund (WEIF).

Octopus-owned white label platform Seccl has appointed Jonathan Dees as its new UK CEO, subject to regulatory approval.

Saltus-backed wealth manager and Financial Planning firm Advies Private Clients has acquired Financial Planner Nicholas Trayford for an undisclosed amount.

The gender pension gap has been almost completely eliminated when it comes to the state pensions of people retiring today, according to new data.

Active global and US funds posted their best performance against comparable index trackers in the first half of the year, but UK funds did less well, according to the latest AJ Bell Manager versus Machine report.

Platform group Nucleus Financial Platforms has appointed FNZ chief financial & commercial officer Andrew Ring as chief financial officer, subject to regulatory approval.

Population estimates issued by the Office for National Statistics suggest that women are set to hold most of the UK’s investment and pensions wealth.

Halo Invest has launched its investment platform after it received FCA approval.

Financial services firms will soon be able to offer retail consumers access to crypto exchange traded notes (cETNs), under changes announced by the FCA.

Fast-growing international Financial Planning firm Hoxton Wealth has completed the acquisition of Infinity Financial Solutions, a provider of expat financial services with multiple offices across Asia.