AJ Bell is to provide access on its adviser platform to selected DFM funds from the second half of 2020, it revealed in its six month interim results out today.

The Personal Finance Society has called for a four month ‘waiver’ for financial advice firms struggling to find affordable Professional Indemnity insurance during the Coronavirus pandemic.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has blamed potential claims from the London Capital & Finance (LCF) mini-bond scandal for an additional £44m cost in its £649m 2020/21 budget.

The Edinburgh-based private bank Adam & Company has appointed former Barclays Wealth Planning director Andy Hall as its new Financial Planning director.

Leading economists expect UK Gross Domestic Product to decline by a record -8.6% this year before bouncing back strongly in 2021 with a rise of 6.2% predicted next year.

Fairstone, one of the UK’s largest Chartered Financial Planning firms, has signed terms with a Northern Financial Planning firm to join its progressive acquisition programme expected to result in the takeover of the firm.

Fund manager Ninety One, formerly Investec Asset Management, has reported full year pre-tax profits up by 11% to £198.5m but Assets Under Management down 7% to £103.4bn.

CPI inflation fell in April to 0.8% from 1.5% in March, driven down mainly by falling fuel and energy costs.

Women are more likely than men to be worried about their finances during the Coronavirus pandemic, according to new research.

The Paraplanner Powwows, the support and training initiative for Paraplanners, is launching ‘Lockdown Lingo Bingo’ to herald its new virtual Paraplanner Coffee Mornings initiative.