Fast-growing national Financial Planning firm Finli Group acquired five adviser firms in the second quarter of 2026, it reported today.

The Financial Ombudsman Service opened 57,000 cases in the second quarter of 2026/27 as complaints about banking and payments, consumer credit, insurance, fraud and scams all ose.

Chartered Financial Planning-focused Fairstone has acquired Taunton-based £125m AUM financial adviser 1st Financial Group in a boost to its footprint in the West Country.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has opened investigations into two more regulated firms as it launches a spate of probes into firms.

Fidelity International has launched a new ETF range, designed to help investors remain invested through market cycles.

Fintel, the adviser software and data support company, has appointed current chair Phil Smith to be its new executive chair for up to 18 months. 

AI-focused fintech and money app Plum has received FCA approval to offer Targeted Support to clients through its investment arm Saveable Limited.  

Around 382,000 unadvised adults are acting on financial guidance from AI tools, with around £47.4bn in assets between them, according to new research.

The Personal Finance Society, the professional body for Chartered Financial Planners and other industry professionals, today named Katherine Parkes of Cazenove Capital as Chartered Financial Planner of the Year.

Net outflows held steady for Aberdeen’s Adviser business in the third quarter at £0.7bn, due to continued elevated redemption activity.