Financial Planning and professional services firm Progeny has acquired Hampshire-based Financial Planning firm Coll Perkins for an undisclosed sum.

Thousands of investors in the Woodford Equity Income fund have been left ‘in limbo’ three years after the fund was suspended.

Clients are increasingly including the cost of care in their discussions with their adviser, allocating around £60,000 per year for later life care, according to Financial Planners.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Helen Charlton as the chair of the Financial Services Consumer Panel.

London Capital & Finance (LCF) bondholders have been warned about a new scam by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

Wealth manager and Financial Planner Quilter has appointed former PwC executive Glyn Barker as chairman.

Fintech and data firm Defaqto has added investment trust reviews to its qualitative reviews for financial advisers.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has called for the £85,000 compensation limit to be reviewed for pension claims.

Advisers opened and filled ISA accounts to max out annual allowances in a single transaction in March due to the impact of volatility gripping markets in the first quarter of this year, according to a new report.

Proposed new rules on how pension pots should be projected to retirement could lead to ‘perverse and unrealistic’ results, according to consultancy firm LCP.