Cambrian Associates Ltd (FRN 158976), an adviser firm based in North Wales, has gone into administration 51 years after being set up.

Wealth manager Brooks Macdonald has appointed Josh Lewsey as group strategy and corporate development officer.

Northumberland-based accountancy firm Greaves West and Ayre (GWA) has promoted one of its Financial Planners to become a partner of the firm.

Some financial advice firms are not adequately collecting and recording client information when offering retirement income advice, according to the FCA.

Welsh Financial Planning firm Nine Wealth Management has gained the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment’s Chartered Firm status.

The administrators of failed SIPP provider Hartley Pensions Limited say they have encountered issues in contacting its clients.

Wealth manager and Financial Planner Foster Denovo has launched a £6 a month regulated financial guidance service.

IFA firm Continuum has warned advisers to be alert after a client was targeted by scammers in a sophisticated attack.

UK GDP fell by 0.3% in April, a turnaround from the growth seen in March, and a sharper fall than expected by many economists.

Rural specialist Financial Planner Stuart Coombe is one of three to be promoted to partner at South West accountancy and wealth management firm Old Mill.