An independent financial adviser, a City trader and a former police officer have been jailed for a total of eight years for a £2.4m bogus film tax scam after a long investigation by HM Revenue and Customs officers.

More than 200 Financial Planners and Paraplanners are set to attend the sell-out first PFS PowerLive event in the Midlands today.

An ex-professional footballer whose team won the Premier League has called for compensation if wrongdoing is proved in a probe into an alleged HNW fraud.

Punter Southall Aspire has completed its acquisition of Focus Oxford LLP, an Oxford-based Financial Planning firm, and has promised more deals to come.

Mattioli Woods is to cease providing pension transfer advice to individuals with safeguarded benefits and is now undertaking a full review.

David Still has been appointed managing director of Old Mutual Wealth’s ‘Heritage’ Life Assurance business.

Kirsty Cooper, Aviva Group’s general counsel and company secretary, has been appointed as the Government’s ‘Insurance and Pensions Champion’ by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport.

Financial Planning and wealth management group AFH has reported revenue for the first half of 2017-18 up 63% to £22.7m and post-tax profits up 177% to £2.5m.

Aegon has warned that concerns over investing in unregulated investments could damage how consumers view SIPPs despite few SIPPS allowing unregulated investments.

The managing director of global advisor firm Duff & Phelps has said Pension Freedoms have encouraged scammers.