The effects of the pandemic cut life expectancy between 2021 and 2023 across the UK with no sign yet of recovery, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics.

Net outflows fell to £318m for asset manager Premier Miton for the year ended 30 September 2024.

Foster Denovo has acquired Midlands-based Brian Mole Independent Financial Advisers, adding £300m in assets under advice.

Legal & General Retail has reported its annuity sales have reached an all-time high of £2bn so far this year amid industry figures revealing annuity sales jumped 50% year on year in the first half.

Working women significantly underestimate their reliance on the state pension before retirement, according to a new study.

The average investor could retire two and a half years sooner by avoiding holding too much in cash and not making investment decisions based on “emotional comfort”, according to new analysis.

Spanish-owned bank Santander has launched an online self-invested personal pension (SIPP), as it targets the pre-retirement market.

The CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Society of the UK has become the fourth organisation to join The Chartered Body Alliance, the partnership of professional bodies.

The FCA is proposing switching its fee for principal firms of appointed representatives (ARs) and introducer ARs (IARs) to a variable fee from a fixed one.

Harry Sevier, former investment director at fund manager Ruffer, has teamed up with P1 Investment Services to launch a boutique investment management firm based in London.