Members of the Transparency Taskforce campaign group met online with MPs and Lords yesterday to push for the new Financial Services and Markets Bill, currently going through Parliament, to be amended to reform the FCA to improve consumer protection.

Over one in five (21%) of over-40s have already pushed back their planned retirement date due to the cost-of-living crisis, according to new research.

Only 43% of Baby Boomer households are on track to meet the PLSA’s target for moderate retirement income, according to new research.

Wealth manager and Financial Planner St James’s Place (SJP) has upgraded its financial crime defences with an Artificial Intelligence (AI) solution.

Lancashire-based Financial Planning firm Breaks Wealth Management has become the latest firm to be hit by clone scammers creating a fake replica of the firm’s website.

Fast growing Financial Planning group Kingswood is planning eight more adviser firm acquisitions in the UK and Ireland this year after unveiling strong revenue growth.

Funds under management dropped 4.8% year-on-year to £15.7bn for wealth manager and Financial Planner Brooks Macdonald for year ending 30 June.

Parmenion Investment Management, the investment arm of adviser platform Parmenion, has added an ESG-focused passive investment solution.

Frenkel Topping, a specialist advice firm focusing on personal injury and clinical negligence cases, has acquired two firms in the care and case management sector.

STM Group, parent company of SIPP provider Options, has reported a 44% drop in profit before tax for the six months ended 30 June.