Fund manager and wealth group M&G is to acquire the rapidly growing financial advisory group Sandringham Financial Partners for an undisclosed sum.

Around 4m savers under the age of 40 could be losing out on investment returns because they think a medium risk pension will produce the strongest returns for their pension.

Wealth manager and Financial Planner Kingswood Holdings has bought Admiral Wealth Management, a North Lincolnshire-based Chartered Financial Planning firm, for £4m. 

Financial Planning Today editor Kevin O'Donnell caught up recently with John Porteous, managing director of the new Central Financial Services division at wealth manager Charles Stanley. He talked about his new role, his plans for the division and the future of advice. 

The High Court has wound up seven companies run from an office in Mayfair after an investigation found that their marketing of high-risk mini-bonds was misleading.

Cashflow and DB transfer software provider FinCalc has developed a new retirement modeller tool for Financial Planners.

Australian-owned wrap platform Praemium, used by a number of UK Financial Planners, has reported a 55% rise in funds under administration for the year ending 30 June 2021.

Average earnings data published this morning by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has highlighted the difficult decision faced by the Chancellor this autumn when deciding on State Pension rates for April 2022.

Financial advisory firm Frenkel Topping has acquired legal costs consultancy Bidwell Henderson Costs Consultants for £1.48m.