St James's Place today reported annual IFRS pre-tax profits up by 8% to £353.8m in 2021 as business continued to grow despite pandemic lockdowns.
The ideal retirement income is £22,500 per annum, according to new consumer research.
The pandemic has failed to dent the global growth of Certified Financial Planner professionals worldwide although UK numbers remain static.
The Strathkelvin Credit Union Limited in the Glasgow are has been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, opening the door to members to claim compensation expected to be in the region of £1.96m in total.
Cheshire-based Financial Planning firm Clarion Wealth Planning has added four new staff as it continues to expand.
Bestinvest, the D2C arm of Tilney Smith & Williamson, is to axe most ad hoc SIPP fees from 1 March as part of a wider shake-up of fees and services.
A third (33%) of financial advisers say clients want more contact time with them outside of traditional working hours, according to a new report.
Inheritance tax receipts for April 2021 to January 2022 rose £0.7bn year on year to £5bn, an increase of over 16%.
Financial Planning and professional services firm Progeny is to acquire Chartered Financial Planning firm RU Group.
Acquisitive Chartered Financial Planning firm Fairstone has hit £100m of revenues and secured its third acquisition of the year.