The FCA has secured a confiscation order of £586,711 against Mohammed Zina, a convicted insider dealer.

The CISI Future Foundation has handed almost £250,000 to three UK-based charities which promote financial education.

More than 11.5m people filed their self-assessment tax returns on time but an estimated 1.1m people missed last Friday’s deadline, HMRC has said.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) decision to reduce the amount it will levy on defined benefit pension schemes from £100m to £45m, has been welcomed by the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA).

Platform assets set a new high of £1.1trn in 2024, with adviser platforms accounting for £697bn, new data from consultancy Fundscape shows.

MPs and members of the House of Lords have today criticised FCA chief executive Nikhil Rathi for his ‘unconstructive’ response to their report published in October which branded the regulator ‘incompetent.’

Wealth management trade body PIMFA has urged the FCA to reconsider the role of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) and to explore consolidating the regulatory regime for claims management companies (CMCs).

Wealth manager and Financial Planner Brooks Macdonald has completed its acquisition of Chartered Financial Planners LIFT-Financial Group Limited and LIFT-Invest for £45m.

The FCA has won a Confiscation Order of £5,963,376 against convicted investment scammer Guy Flintham.

The Financial Conduct Authority has published proposals today which would pave the way for a new generation of smaller corporate bond issues aimed at retail investors and wealth managers.