The long-serving CEO of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), Simon Culhane Chartered FCSI, will step down in September after 18 years in the role.

The confidence of financial services professionals in the UK’s economic prospects has risen in the past six months, according to the latest survey by the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.

Only 20% of financial services professionals are confident that their firms are committed to ethical finance policies and ESG principles.

Two leading professional bodies have applauded the FCA for adding the professional memberships and affiliations of individuals to the FCA register.