The Financial Conduct Authority has banned Darren Reynolds and Andrew Deeney of Active Wealth Limited for dishonest pension transfer advice.

South west Financial Planning and accountancy firm Old Mill has added Chartered Financial Planner Tim Blowers to its wealth management team.

The number of pension transfer requests in August that triggered a 'red flag' scam warning fell by 7% to 86%, according to data from XPS Pensions Group.

Discretionary wealth manager Quilter Cheviot is to launch a Financial Planning proposition for international clients from its Jersey office.

New insurance provider BareRock has launched tailored professional indemnity insurance for Financial Planners and other FCA-regulated advice firms.

SIPP provider STM has reported half year, pre-tax profit down by £400,000 as negotiations over a takeover bid for the group are extended again.

Support services provider The Verve Group has launched a new back-office dashboard.

Adviser platform and SIPP provider Nucleus has appointed pensions guru Andrew Tully as technical services director.

The Personal Finance Society, the 40,000-member professional body for Chartered Financial Planners, has launched a new expert panel to boost sustainable financial advice standards.

National advice firm Foster Denovo is to acquire £220m AUM Chartered Financial Planning firm Wade Financial.