Acquisitive Chartered Financial Planner HFMC Wealth has acquired London wealth manager Aspinalls.

HMRC says that a ‘record breaking’ 11.1m taxpayers beat the 31 January tax return deadline but 958,000 missed the cut off date.

New research suggests that the number of people considering a career in financial advice is growing as demand for professional financial advisory staff rises.

The LF Woodford Income Focus Fund is to re-open on 13 February under the Aberdeen Standard Investments brand.

The Chartered Institute of Taxation has warned that a HMRC glitch could mean Marriage Allowance claims have been wrongly calculated.

Wealth manager St James’s Place says its adviser numbers grew by more than 300 in the past quarter to 4,271 - up 8%.

Chancellor Sajid Javid has announced a cut to National Insurance from April which should benefit 31m taxpayers.

Robo-adviser Nutmeg believes it has bucked the trend in the beleaguered digital adviser sector with 41% year on year growth in AUM.

The hard-working volunteers who keep the Personal Financial Society’s regional committees running smoothly have been celebrated at the annual Officer’s Conference and Awards Ceremony.

The FCA has stressed that there will be no changes to its rules and regulations despite the UK exiting the EU tonight at 11 pm (31 January).