Acquisitive Chartered Financial Planning firm Fairstone has increased client numbers by 10% to 65,000 over the past 6 months.

The Competition and Markets Authority is set to rule on the merger of the FNZ / GBST platform engines by the end of March.

Financial technology firm Iress has acquired O&M Systems, paving the way for O&M MD Graham Miller to retire.

Sanlam Wealth has launched a new office in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

The Personal Finance Society has cancelled events and the Chartered Insurance Institute has postponed April written exam sittings in response to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Three property funds have been suspended from dealing due to ‘turbulent’ market conditions and another remains suspended from last year.

SIPP provider Curtis Banks has reported pre tax profit up by 8% to £10.9m for 2019.

The Government has delayed the IR35 tax changes for the self employed until April 2021 but remains committed to introducing them.

The Personal Finance Society has instigated extensive plans to support its 40,000 members during the Coronavirus lockdown.

The latest issue of the UK's premier bi-monthly magazine for Financial Planners, Financial Planning Today, has been published.