The Financial Services Consumer Panel has raised concerns that the abolition of MAS could leave consumers stranded and without a source of impartial financial guidance.

Adviser software provider Intelliflo has named the investment providers who will support its robo-advice style Automated Advice Service aimed at clients of advisers using its Intelligent Office (iO) Personal Finance Portal.

Research by NFU Mutual has found that over three-quarters (79%) of UK adults have not discussed inheritance issues with their family.

Richard Wilson has been appointed CEO and CIO of BMO Global Asset Management with immediate effect. The 28-year investment management veteran replaces Rajiv Silgardo who is retiring from the company.

Households are worried about financial fragility and external shocks despite a £95 increase in monthly disposable income from £905 to £1,000 in the last quarter, according to a study by Scottish Friendly.

NPG Wealth Management and its life assurance company Private Estate Life (PEL) have joined forces and are now operating under a single brand name called OneLife, targeting the wealthy investor sector.

The Royal Mint has made Royal Mint gold bullion available to SIPP and SSAS plans for the first time, adding an additional pension investment option.

Andy Briggs, the CEO of Aviva UK Life, is to take over as chairman of the Association of British Insurers board in October.

Treasury Committee chairman Andrew Tyrie MP has written to Andrew Bailey, chief executive of the Prudential Regulation Authority, to highlight concerns about the amount of public disclosure of supervisory information.

Tenet’s wholly-owned appointed rep Aspire Financial Management has acquired the client bank of Furness Financial Advisers, the financial advice business of Furness Building Society.