Fintel has sold Gateway Surveying Services Limited and APS Legal & Associates Limited to Kairos Professional Services Limited.

Inheritance tax (IHT) receipts rose 2% to £8.5bn in the 2025/26 tax year (2024/25: £8.2bn), marking a fifth consecutive annual record.

Two in three pension savers (62%) are unaware that unused savings held in their pensions will be included in their estate for inheritance tax purposes from April 2027, according to a new report.

The FCA has carried out its first operation to disrupt illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading across multiple London locations.

Almost two thirds (59%) of Britons find inheritance tax (IHT) rules confusing, according to new research.

The FCA and PRA have confirmed changes to the Senior Manager Certification Regime (SMCR), streamlining rules ahead of plans for wider changes which they claim will halve the SMCR’s regulatory burden on firms.

Core net inflows passed £3bn for the first time (£3.1bn) for wealth manager Quilter in the first quarter, a rise of 35% year-on-year, but were largely offset by market movements due to geopolitical events.

The FCA has urged principal firms to strengthen their oversight of inactive appointed representatives (ARs) following a supervisory review which found gaps in governance, reporting and consumer protection.

CPI inflation spiked up from 3% in February to 3.3% in March as the cost of fuel rose against a backdrop of conflict in the Middle East.

The FCA has announced the eight financial firms which will take part in its second cohort for AI live testing.