Wealth planner and investment management firm Brown Shipley’s new chief investment officer has started his new role.

The launch, by the FCA and The Pensions Regulator yesterday, of a joint regulatory strategy aimed at taking action to deliver better outcomes for pension consumers has been backed by the profession.

A Manchester-based Financial Planning firm has strengthened its advisory team with the appointment of a Chartered Financial Planner.

Half of UK investors continue to be impacted by their experiences of the Global Financial Crisis, basing their investment decisions on the events that took place a decade ago, a survey has shown.

Applications for the latest cohort of the FCA’s regulatory sandbox are now open.

Financial Planning firm Old Mutual, part of Quilter, has carried out research which revealed that 59% of advisers said their clients were concerned about the Common Reporting Standard (CRS).

Midlands Financial Planning firm Newell Palmer has completed its 51st acquisition.

Risk profiling and behavioural-science firm Oxford Risk has launched a new suite of scientifically validated end-to-end client suitability and behavioural-insight tools.

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled against a pensions firm over an advertising letter it mailed out and said the content could have caused undue distress.

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) has revealed that 60,000 candidates around the world have now completed its online ethics test, IntegrityMatters, as it marks the milestone as part of Global Ethics Day.