UK dividends jumped 51.2% to £25.7bn in the second quarter, beating expectations, according to a new report.

Kenneth “Buzz” West, chairman of expanding wealth manager and Financial Planner Kingswood, has retired.

Wealth manager Brewin Dolphin has reported a 28.9% rise in Financial Planning income in its latest trading update.

Newly-launched Financial Planner and wealth manager AHR Private Clients has added three more wealth directors as its recruitment spree continues.

The Initiative for Financial Wellbeing, a non-profit membership organisation set up by Financial Planning firm entrepreneur Chris Budd, has been joined by two new recruits.

The FCA has banned former Quilter appointed rep David Nicholas King indefinitely after he was convicted of a number of theft offences.

Financial Planning software firm CashCalc, recently sold to FE fundinfo, has unveiled an app for iOS and Android which can be used by financial advisers and their clients to improve communication.

A third (31%) of UK homeowners over 40 who are not yet retired plan to work beyond their normal State Pension age, according to a new report.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has charged Simon Day (date of birth 17 March 1973) with one offence of money laundering, contrary to Section 327(1) of the Proceeds of Crime Act.

Ireland and UK wealth manager Davy has agreed to sell its wealth management and capital markets businesses to Bank of Ireland in a 440m Euro (£382m) deal.