Paraplanners are feeling increasing appreciated by the advisers they work with, according to a new report from platform Embark.

Phil Smith, founder and former group CEO of Embark, has been appointed as a non-executive director at fintech and support services firm Fintel.

Only 69% of financial advisers have confidence in the future of the advice market despite rising client satisfaction levels, according to a new report.

LV= and Embark Group have teamed up to launch a service enabling advisers to trade the LV= Smoothed Managed Investment Fund range on Embark’s platform.