The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, the professional body for Certified Financial Planners, is supporting the charity Girls Are Investors (GAIN)’s national UK Investment Challenge.

The ABI, the trade body for insurance and long-term savings providers, has urged the FCA to include pensions decumulation in its proposed 'simplified advice' rules.

Financial services mutual Wesleyan has appointed Karen Blatchford as managing director of dental, direct and intermediary distribution.

Wealth manager St James’s Place Capital has set aside £426m to deal with client claims about historic ongoing advice after a surge in complaints in late 2023.

A quarter (25%) of adults aged 55-64 are unaware of the state pension deferral option despite the fact they will soon be making important retirement choices, according to retirement specialists the Just Group.

Quilter Financial Planning has added two appointed representative firms to its network, including a new sports and entertainment specialist as well as South West-based Chartered Financial Planner Holroyd Wealth Management.

The £126bn Prudential with profits fund is set to share £3.5bn with more than 2m of its policyholders, owner M&G Wealth has revealed.

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) and the Association of British Insurers (ABI) have called on Government to boost UK growth through greater pension investment in four key areas.

The FCA is to consult on speeding up enforcement cases in an attempt to increase the deterrent impact of its actions and improve the public's confidence in the regulator as an enforcer.

The FCA has cancelled the Part 4A permissions of Liverpool-based claims management company MJL Focus Marketing (FRN 837145) after concluding that it was not a “a fit and proper person.”