Quilter’s UK platform Old Mutual Wealth is to introduce ‘family-linking’ of accounts from April - a move it says will save most investors money.

The top question asked of financial advisers by older clients was whether they can afford to retire early, according to a new survey.

The Personal Finance Society’s pro bono financial guidance campaign to help 6m serving and veteran Armed Forces members has received official recognition.

Schroders Personal Wealth, the new Financial Planning venture jointly owned by Schroders and Lloyds Bank, is aiming to become a top 3 ‘Financial Planning’ business by 2023.

Online consumer investment platform interactive investor (ii) is to buy rival The Share Centre, creating a combined group with 570,000 customers.

Investment manager IPS Capital LLP has merged with a close neighbour - wealth manager and Financial Planner Prospect Wealth Management.

CPI inflation unexpectedly jumped from 1.3% in December to 1.8% in January, ONS reported today.

Fund manager Franklin Templeton is to acquire rival Legg Mason in a deal which will create a global business managing £1.15 trillion in assets.

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment says two new firms, including one run by Financial Planning Today columnist Nicola Watts, have become CISI Accredited Firms, an elite level of membership.

Fund manager and platform Vanguard has unveiled its own SIPP product, the Vanguard Personal Pension.