Platform and SIPP provider AJ Bell saw pre-tax profit rise by 33% to £37.7m in the year ended in September, the company reported today.

Fund manager M&G has temporarily suspended dealing in its M&G Property Portfolio Fund and feeder fund after a sharp rise in investor withdrawals.

A new survey has found that  34% of advised clients become less cautious about investment risk following a discussion with their adviser, compared to just 16% who become more cautious.

Bristol-based Financial Planning firm Paradigm Norton has set up a ‘Leadership Academy’ to train the next generation of company leaders.

After several months in the doldrums, fund sales perked up in October with a surge in bond fund investment.

Helping clients hit by divorce can be a hugely challenging role for Financial Planners but one recent case tackled by an experienced Financial Planner underlined the value of good advice.

Over two thirds of financial advisers believe financial education is the “most important” way to encourage people to save more for retirement.

A leading thinktank says the older generation will be responsible for 63p in every £ spent by 2040 and could represent a golden business opportunity.

There are growing concerns that more property funds will be suspended after Prudential halted dealing in its UK Property Fund late on Friday.

The failure to include appointed reps in the FCA’s new Senior Managers & Certification Regime, which comes into effect today (9 December) is an “oversight”, according to a regulatory expert.