Accountancy professional body ICAEW has partnered with technology firm RQ to launch an online platform enabling Chartered Accountants and Financial Planners to refer clients.

Financial Planner and accountancy firm Old Mill has appointed Financial Planner and digital advice specialist Hugh Johnson to its wealth management team.

Aviva-owned wealth manager and Financial Planner Succession Wealth has added two new executives to expand its senior leadership team.

Retirees are set to receive an 8.5% increase to their State Pension from April next year as CPI inflation held steady at 6.7% for the year ending September.

Quilter saw third quarter core business net inflows of just £1 million compared to net inflows of £324 million in the corresponding period of 2022 amid "challenging" market conditions.

The Consumer Prices Index rate of inflation held steady at 6.7% in September, disappointing some commentators.

Platform Transact has reported total Funds Under Direction for Q4 rose by nearly £5bn year on year to hit a record £54.9bn, according to figures released today by parent company Integrafin Holdings plc (IHP).

Wealth manager St James's Place (SJP) - which announced a major overhaul of charges today - has reported gross and net inflows down in the three months ended September.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme, the government back financial safety-net scheme, has appointed a new interim CEO today but says a new permanent CEO will not be appointed until after April.

Newly-launched adviser firm MRW Group has acquired three financial advisory firms with the help of funding from OakNorth, a bank for entrepreneurs.