New UK commercial property rules announced on Wednesday - making it easier to convert commercial properties into residential housing - could hit investors in commercial property using SIPPs and SSAS.

Private sector employee pension contributions doubled in the past decade from £8.3bn in 2009 to £16.6bn in 2019.

Professional bodies have backed a charter to increase the amount of 'green finance' professional education for planners and professionals.

Single male pensioners receive up to 26% more income than single female pensioners and the gender gap is widening, according to a report using data from the Office for National Statistics.

The Personal Finance Society has launched a campaign to encourage Financial Planners to share warning signs of Coronavirus scams with their clients.

Over a third (38%) of UK Millennial investors have seen their investments grow since the start of the lockdown compared to just 15% of the older Baby Boomer group.

More than 8 in 10 (83%) Financial Planners support a reform of the money purchase annual allowance (MPAA) because of the Coronavirus pandemic, a new survey said.

Financial Planning firm MHA Carpenter Box is changing the name of its wealth management arm to MHA Carpenter Box Financial Advisers from today.

Fund manager Liontrust has acquired Architas Multi-Manager and Architas Advisory Services in a deal worth up to £75m.

Quilter has appointed former Ignis Asset Management chief executive Christopher Samuel as chair of Quilter Financial Planning.