A new report suggests that 8.6 million parents and grandparents are part of families that depend on both the younger and older generations chipping in financially.

Prudential plans to combine its fund manager M&G and Prudential UK & Europe to form M&G Prudential, a combined business managing £332bn of assets for 6m customers.

Innovate Wealth Management of Mansfield, Notts, has joined the Beaufort Group, a national partnership of financial advisers, as an appointed representative.

Sanlam UK – part of South African-owned Sanlam Limited - has acquired the financial adviser network business of Tavistock Financial Ltd from Tavistock Investments Plc.

CleverAdviser, a cloud-based fund analysis software for IFAs which uses artificial intelligence, has reported passing the milestone of £1 billion of clients’ assets on the process.

The FCA’s Upper Tribunal has upheld the regulator’s decision to ban Charles Palmer, the former chief executive of Financial Limited and Investments Limited, from performing FCA significant influence functions.

A third (34%) of British adults say that economic uncertainty has impacted their thinking on retirement saving and nearly a third (30%) are concerned about the impact of Brexit on their retirement.

Leeds-based Chartered and Certified Financial Planning firm Manse Capital has launched a new brand identity as it prepares for expansion plans and celebrates 21 years in business.

Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth has recruited two new partners to its Newbury and Chichester offices in the Tax, Trusts and Estates team.

Sanlam UK has recruited an ex-Close Brothers Asset Management head of private client, Penny Lovell, to launch its new Private Office business which is aimed at HNW clients.