Thirty-three new financial services firms have signed up to the Treasury's Women in Finance Charter pushing the total number on board to over 300 - a rise of over 100 over the past  year.

Financial technology business IRESS has released data showing an upward trend in the sale of protection products via its Exchange platform.

Financial tech provider Iress is to launch what is calls “next-generation digital tools” through its XPLAN service from early 2018.

A tech firm which makes Client Relationship Management software for Financial Planners, among a range of technology systems for firms across the financial services sector, has announced a statutory net profit for 2016 of about £48million, up 7% over the prior year.