The FCA has given the green light to two ‘sandbox’ trials to support innovative firms devising new ways to tackle the challenges caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.

NatWest-owned Coutts has cut its investment platform tariffs with fees now starting from 0.15%, down from a minimum of 0.35%.

The 40,000-member Personal Finance Society is to throw its weight behind rival CISI’s Financial Planning Week campaign for the first time.

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment has appointed experienced Financial Planner Amyr Rocha Lima CFP Chartered MCSI as chairman of its influential CISI Financial Planning Forum Committee.

Ex-Pensions Minister and pensions campaigner Baroness Ros Altmann has called on the Government to consider allowing early access to the State Pension for those who need it, saying it is an issue of "social justice."

Investment platform 7IM has acquired London-based Financial Planning firm Partners Wealth Management.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has extended its flexibility around firms’ requirement to send 10% drop notifications to retail investors for another six months.

The Coronavirus pandemic has led to more than one in ten (12%) of mass affluent clients to consider taking, or taken, early retirement in the past three months, according to new research.

The Financial Conduct Authority ban on contingent charging on DB pension transfer advice comes into force today.

Almost three-quarters (71%) of mothers seeking financial advice would like their Financial Planners to develop a relationship with their children.