Kent-based financial advice firm Christopher Barker, trading as Apollo Pension & Investment Advisers (FRN: 470611), has been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

Today the FCA announced it was spearheading a global crackdown on rogue social media influencers. About time many will say.

The FCA plans to lift its four year ban on offering high-risk crypto exchange traded notes (cETNs) to retail investors.

More people are managing their wealth through active, bespoke investment management services offered by Financial Planners and advisers, according to new research.

Retail fund inflows rose to £1.1bn in April despite heightened geopolitical uncertainty, according to the latest data from the Investment Association, the fund managers' trade body.

A global crackdown on rogue 'finfluencers' (social media influencers) has been launched this week by nine regulators and is being spearheaded by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority.

As I promised a little while ago, this is my promised: ‘What do we do much better than before’ article. Instead of a very long list (which it would be), I want to focus on four connected and fundamental things.

A single person would need a pension pot of £682,000 - down £56,000 on last year - to produce a ‘comfortable’ retirement income, according to calculations by wealth manager Quilter.

North East-based financial advice firm PCM Asset Management Limited (FRN: 589116) has been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

Most workplace pension industry experts have welcomed the government's new Pension Schemes Bill, published today, which the DWP says will improve the pension savings of 20m workers.