The acquisition of platform provider Hargreaves Lansdown by a private equity-led consortium for £5.4bn has received court approval and shares in the firm are set to be delisted on Monday 24 March.

The number of people aged 100 or over has doubled in the last 20 years while the number of 90-year-olds is steadily climbing, according to newly-published official government figures.

Financial adviser firms have, on average, completed 75% of their Consumer Duty transformation changes, according to a new survey.

Wealth manager and Financial Planner Evelyn Partners has appointed Gabriela Turner as a director for its London Financial Planning team. 

As retirement ages get pushed back, new research suggests UK workers are far from confident that they will be able to do their job by the age of 70.

Fintech and adviser support services firm Fintel, owner of SimplyBiz and Defaqto, said statutory profits climbed 6.3% to £15.3m in 2024 as revenue climbed.

The 498-member Basildon Credit Union Limited (FRN: 213229) has gone into administration and been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

More than half (53%) of UK savers would prefer their pension money invested in the UK, according to consumer research from the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association.

The Financial Conduct Authority has provisionally fined Crispin Odey of Odey Asset Management LLP (OAM) £1.8m and provisionally banned him from the financial services industry for a lack of integrity. 

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) has appointed Certified Financial Planner Oliver Bourke as the new chair of its Accredited Financial Planning Firm steering committee.