Standard Life is urging the Government to introduce an incentive-led pensions regime rather than one based on the current system of tax relief. Read more ...

St James’s Place Wealth Management is to expand its Academy programme to Edinburgh.

The government must invest more to educate consumers about long-term saving and investment if it wants the population to retire comfortably, the Wealth Management Association (WMA) has warned. Read more ...

Former Ascentric chairman Hugo Thorman has been appointed chairman of Altus, the financial services consultancy and software business.

Parents and grandparents who gift money to their grown-up children and grandchildren risk compromising their own standard of living by being too generous, according to a new study by Investec Wealth & Investment. Read more ...

The Association of British Insurers has revealed that around 80% of cash lump sum withdrawals were made by people who had not reached 65 years of age. Read more ...

Jason Butler, the founder of Accredited Financial Planning Firm Bloomsbury has left the business, it was revealed this morning. Read more ...

Rathbone Brothers is expanding its wealth management operations with the acquisition of the remaining shares in Vision Financial it did not already own.

Financial advisers say the government’s recent pension reforms and the rise in life expectancy are fuelling demand for financial advice during retirement, according to a new study. Read more ...

Chapters Financial – with the help of its new online arm SaidSo.co.uk – has reduced its carbon emissions by almost a quarter in the last 12 months following certification to The Planet Mark. Read more ...