Rising business costs, increased workloads and heavier regulatory burdens are harming the mental health of financial advisers.

Only 14% of self-directed investors on the Vanguard UK Personal Investor platform traded last year, according to new data.

Manchester SIPP provider iPensions Group is backing this week’s Mental Health Awareness Week with a series of events, workshops and sessions.

Chartered Financial Planner Stuart Anthony has joined the London-arm of Plymouth-based national IFA Continuum.

The FCA has censured Quilter-owned Lighthouse Advisory Services Limited for serious advice failings in relation to the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) which resulted in £23m paid in redress to clients.

The FCA has opened a consultation on proposed changes to remuneration rules for dual-regulated firms.

Wealth manager and Financial Planner Evelyn Partners has appointed Chartered Financial Planner Nick Hathaway to its Birmingham office. 

Wealth manager and investment provider Schroders has appointed Peter Hall as chairman of Schroders Wealth Management while making Mary-Anne Daly global head of wealth management.

Ahead of the new Consumer Duty requirements, the FCA has warned SIPP operators to ensure standards of conduct are high amid concerns about problems in the sector.

Platform and SIPP provider AJ Bell has warned that the delayed Pensions Dashboards - a key plank of government pensions policy - are in limbo until the government signals a new timetable.