A team of industry veterans has acquired a Scottish financial adviser firm to use as a launch pad for a new wealth management and Financial Planning business called Nine Edge Wealth.

AJ Bell Investcentre has launched a new pension commencement lump sum (PCLS) tracker, which it claims will streamline the PCLS process and save time for advisers.

Paradigm Norton Financial Planning has appointed former FSCS chief executive Caroline Rainbird as a Non-Executive Director (NED).

Coventry-based BRI Wealth Management has completed its acquisition of financial advisory firm West Midlands Wealth Management, for an undisclosed amount.

Almost half of savers (46%) lack confidence that their money will provide a comfortable retirement, according to a new survey.

Fintech and adviser support services firm Fintel, owner of SimplyBiz and Defaqto, has established a joint venture with Indian AI fintech Intellect Design Arena Limited.

More than half (54%) of people born between 1965 and 1980 are heading for 'inadequate' retirement income, according to a new report from think tank The Social Market Foundation.

Three firms have gained the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment’s Chartered Firm status, awarded when a financial services firm demonstrates commitment to the highest levels of professionalism.

Aberdeen Adviser CEO Noel Butwell is to step down from his role and will be leaving Aberdeen in the coming months.

MPs and members of the House of Lords have today called for a Royal Commission into UK financial conduct regulation and for Parliament to reclaim its role at the heart of the regulation.