Despite a bumpy ride for the FTSE 100 recently, more than one in four financial advisers believes that UK equities will generate the best returns for their clients over a three to five year period, according to new research.

Financial tech provider Iress is to launch what is calls “next-generation digital tools” through its XPLAN service from early 2018.

Parmenion, the adviser platform and investment service, has told users that there will be no change to the way it operates despite the merger this week between its parent company Aberdeen Asset Management and Standard Life.

A protection study by Aviva has uncovered that nearly one in three (31%) UK adults have had to take leave from work due to ill health, a cancer diagnosis or death in the family and 77% of these people (12.3m consumers) have seen their finances hit as a consequence.

Royal London has reported first half new life and pensions business up 45% year on year to over £6bn thanks to growth in several areas, including income drawdown, but has voiced concern about some aspects of income drawdown growth.

Aegon has recruited platform expert Alistair Welham as its new head of marketing communications to lead the company’s marketing communications strategy.

Old Mutual Wealth parent company Old Mutual Wealth plc has been praised for its efforts to improve ethnic diversity among its executives, having been ranked in the top 10 FTSE 100 companies measured by diversity and leadership.

Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth has defended the use of Power of Attorneys after retired Senior Judge Denzil Lush voiced extensive criticism of them on BBC Radio 4 yesterday.

NS&I has launched a new Junior ISA which will offer a 2% tax free interest rate.

A new report has revealed that pension fund performance weakened during the second quarter of 2017.