London-based independent Lloyd’s broker Lonsdale Insurance Brokers Limited (FRN: 308425) has been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme after being involved in the Blackmore mini-bond scandal, which saw investors lose £46m.
Pensions and retirement savings provider Standard Life said it had £10bn of gross inflows to its Workplace business in 2025, up from £9.3bn in 2024, as new Workplace members climbed 14% to 247,000.
Pension UK, the voice of UK pension schemes, has welcomed a Lords amendment to the Pensions Bill which would raise the proposed £2,000 limit on salary sacrifice to £5,000.
The majority of financial advisers say tax planning has grown in importance over the past 12 months, according to a new survey.
Surrey-based wealth manager Sigma Asset Management Ltd (FRN 225526) - which was responsible for 18 appointed rep firms - has been declared in default this week by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
Concept Capital Group, which is accused of running a £23m unauthorised collective investment scheme (UCIS), has gone into administration.
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has warned that fraudsters are increasingly impersonating people’s personal details to steal pensions.
Client satisfaction, employee engagement and adviser retention all dropped for wealth manager St James’s Place in 2025.
The remuneration committee at wealth manager St James's Place has proposed increasing the potential bonus for CEO Mark Fitzpatrick from 200% to a maximum of 250% of base salary following a fall in his total remuneration package in 2025.
Ben Surtees, a former fund manager at Jupiter Asset Management, has joined Westminster-based IFA firm Thomson Tyndall.