A 65-year-old with a £100,000 pension could earn up to £7,430 per year from an annuity, the highest since last October, according to data from Hargreaves Lansdown.

Compliance was the top reason for whistleblowers to complain to the FCA in December, with 41 reports being made to the regulator about the issue during the month.

Chartered Financial Planner Craven Street Wealth has completed its acquisition of Punter Southall Aspire’s Financial Planning division which was announced in January.

The FCA said today that it would step up its efforts to tackle misconduct such as bullying and sexual harassment at regulated firms.

Private equity investor Pollen Street Capital is to acquire SIPPs and Financial Planning firm Mattioli Woods in a £432m deal announced today.

Three in five (60%) women have failed to do any pension planning outside workplace auto-enrolment, according to a new report published to coincide with International Women's Day today.

Underlying profit before tax rose 18% year-on-year to £17.1m (H1 FY23: £14.5m) for wealth manager and Financial Planner Brooks Macdonald for the six months ended 31 December.

Platform and investment provider Fidelity International is believed to be considering up to 1,000 job cuts as the firm re-evaluates its cost base, according to reports.

Financial Planners have expressed disappointment that frozen income tax and inheritance tax thresholds were not addressed in yesterday’s Budget.

Adviser clients say that “reputation and credibility” were their key factors when choosing a financial adviser, according to a national survey of 2,100 consumers.