The Chancellor has announced the launch of a new British ISA and changes to ISA allowances as part of a raft of new measures introduced in his Spring Budget to boost investment in UK businesses.

Privately-owned IFA consolidator Elevation Financial Group has acquired West Midlands-based Thornton Claverley for an undisclosed sum.

Wealth manager Quilter has reported a 25% increase in adjusted profit in 2023 to £167m as Assets Under Management or Administration rose by £7.2bn to £103.4bn.

Average assets under management for Legal & General Investment Management fell 12% year-on-year in 2023.

One of the UK’s major annuity comparison services has reported a 60% surge in adviser annuity quotes in 2023 compared to 2022.

Wealth manager and Financial Planner Evelyn Partners has appointed Chartered Financial Planner Mickey Armstrong as a Financial Planner in its Knutsford, Cheshire office, recruiting him from a Dubai firm.

Bryan Parkinson, head of Financial Planning at Punter Southall Aspire, has been appointed managing director, head of wealth planning at Kingswood.

Hundreds of staff at The Pensions Regulator are taking part in a wave of strikes this month as pay talks remain deadlocked.

The FCA is now reviewing responses on its proposals published as part of the Advice Guidance Boundary Review set up by the regulator with the Treasury.

The number of workers who have newly enrolled into a pension scheme since the introduction of auto-enrolment (AE) has topped 11 million, according to new figures from The Pensions Regulator.