The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment’s annual Paraplanner Conference will return this year as an online event due to the popularity of this format.

The two day Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment’s Annual Paraplanner Conference is getting under way today. 

Wealth manager is hunting for a new chairman following the decision of current chair Philip Shelley to retire and focus on other business ventures with effect from 25 April. 

SIPP provider Curtis Banks has reported a modest 4.7% rise in pre-tax profits to £14m as SIPP numbers fell year on year by 2,544.

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has launched a recommended bid to acquire major UK wealth manager and Financial Planner Brewin Dolphin for £1.6bn.

The Financial Conduct Authority is set to launch a scheme to pay out an estimated £71.2m to victims of the British Steel Pension Scheme pension transfer scandal.

Chartered Financial Planner Makala Green, a former St James’s Place partner, has written her first book to help people from all walks of life manage their money better using Financial Planning principles.

North West Financial Planning firm Foresight Wealth Strategists has made its first acquisition with the purchase of Bury-based Independent Financial Adviser Platinum Socially Responsible Investments for an undisclosed sum. 

The FCA has fined asset manager GAM International Management Limited (GIML) £9.1m and also fined one of GIML's investment managers for conflicts of interest failings related to gifts and entertainment received from the collapsed Greensill investment business.

The Financial Ombudsman Service has today confirmed it will increase its annual budget for the coming year by just over 18.5% to £291.7m.