Michael Summersgill, CEO at AJ Bell

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Advised platform customers rose 6% for AJ Bell to 182,000 (2024: 171,000) for the year ended 30 September.

Schroder Investment Solutions is part of global investment manager Schroders

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Schroder Investment Solutions is to launch a new Blended model portfolio service in early 2026.

FCA's Sarah Pritchard

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The FCA is to go ahead with a simplified complaints process to make it easier for firms to report consumer complaints to it.

Just 21% of savers said they would not rely on the State Pension at all for their finances in retirement.

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Over one in four savers (27%) expect to be either totally or heavily reliant on the State Pension in retirement.

The trusts have been developed in response to growing demand for estate planning solutions

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AJ Bell Investcentre has launched two new estate planning trusts, with a third to follow, to boost options for advisers involved in estate planning.

The FCA said the testing is helping firms to address key questions around evaluation frameworks, live monitoring governance and risk management to ensure that AI is deployed safely and responsibly for consumers and markets.

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The FCA is to open applications for a second cohort of live AI testing in January, with participating firms able to start testing in April.

London-headquartered One Four Nine has opened a new office in Glasgow

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Chartered Financial Planning firm One Four Nine Wealth has opened a new office in Glasgow to spearhead its growth in Scotland.

The ASA is the body responsible for dealing with complaints about advertising content which it deems to be irresponsible or misleading. It has the power to order that an advert must not be broadcast or published again in its current format.

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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has issued rulings against a trio of unregulated art investment firms over misleading online adverts.

FCA HQ

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The FCA has imposed its first censure on a professional body, the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB), for failings in relation to its anti-money laundering supervision.

FSCS website

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City-based investment firm Pello Capital (FRN 449720) has been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

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