The FSCS has declared Yorkshire adviser firm Barfield Associates Limited (FRN: 116531) in default after receiving two claims, both relating to pensions advice.

More than 99% of Schroders shareholders have voted this week in favour of a £9.9bn takeover of the company by US investment house Nuveen.

Over half (54%) of over-55s who have given a financial gift in the last seven years have failed to keep a record of it, according to new research.

The Consumer Duty has helped improve standards in financial services but more progress is needed and some areas of board monitoring are "weak", a senior FCA figure has said.

GBST has built and deployed agentic AI into its Composer platform to automate high-volume administration processes.

The FCA has opened a consultation into new guidance to help firms understand how they might be affected by the regulatory regime for crypto assets.

Pension admin specialist Confier Wealth has expanded its SIPP and SSAS services with a trio of acquisitions under its Intrusted Pension Services umbrella.

Adviser fintech Defaqto has added STAR transfer membership and accreditation ratings to its dataset for platforms in Defaqto Engage.

Veteran emerging markets investor and founder of one of the first emerging markets funds, Mark Mobius, has died at the age of 89.

Moore Kingston Smith LLP, a multi-disciplinary professional services firm with a significant Financial Planning arm, has expanded into the South of England with the acquisition of Moore South.