Investment platform Transact is launching a series of adviser events to be held at its new office in the City of London this autumn.

IHT tax liabilities created in 2022-23 were £6.7bn, up £0.71bn or 12% compared to the previous year.

The Consumer Duty has made the industry more professional and given clients better financial outcomes.

The design of digital platforms can drive customers towards making quick decisions which may not be in their best interests or consistent with the FCA’s expectations under the Consumer Duty, the regulator has warned.

Bermuda-based insurance company Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BWS) has agreed to acquire UK retirement product and annuity provider Just Group in a £2.4bn deal subject to regulatory approval.

Five Financial Planning and insurance firms have achieved the Chartered Insurance Institute's (CII) Chartered Corporate status.

Wealth manager St James’s Place has reported record funds under management of £198.5 billion in its latest six month period (31 December 2024: £190.2 billion), in half year results out today.

The number of people inheriting ISAs is climbing quickly with investment provider Hargreaves Lansdown reporting that the number on its platform doing so has risen a third in a year (33%) and more than two thirds in two years (68%).

Wealth manager and Financial Planner Titan Wealth has acquired two East Anglian advice firms in a deal which boosts its assets under advice and management to £37bn.

Wealth manager Canaccord Wealth has hired two experienced industry professionals to expand its adviser market team.