Most UK adults fail to seek regulated financial advice because they believe it to be “too expensive” and “for the wealthy”, according to new research.

Wealth manager and Financial Planner Evelyn Partners has reported strong growth in its fourth quarter trading update for the period ended December.

Digital wealth manager Moneyfarm has launched a ‘platform as a service’ known as '&me' for M&G and powered by M&G Wealth.

Financial Planner Andrew Shepherd, currently chief executive at wealth manager Brooks Macdonald, is one of two new appointments to the board of wealth management trade body PIMFA.

Pensions Minister Laura Trott has announced a major shake-up of private pensions to create “fairer, more predictable, and better-run pensions.”

Pension trade body the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) is to focus on expanding the scope and level of automatic enrolment as its top strategic policy objective in 2023.

Wealth and investment manager Church House Investments has appointed investment manager Cranley Macfarlane from fund manager Tellsons Investors as a client director .

Baroness Manzoor has been reappointed as chair of the Financial Ombudsman Service after serving more than three and a half years in the role.

Legal & General chief executive Sir Nigel Wilson will retire this year once a replacement is found, after more than a decade in the role and 14 years with the firm.

SSAS firm WestBridge is rebranding as The WBR Group after completing its acquisition of failed pension firm Rowanmoor’s SSAS business.