Financial services and Paraplanning support firm the Verve Group has launched an initiative to attract new talent to the Financial Planning profession.

Protection provider LV= has paid more than £6m in Coronavirus-related income protection and death claims since March.

Wealth managers, professional associations, regulators, investment and protection providers have signed up to the Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter.

Hargreaves Lansdown has reported a surge in new clients signing up to its cash savings service following government-backed NS&I slashing its rates in September.

Adviser platform AJ Bell has urged the Government to consider giving a minister specific responsibility for tackling financial scams.

Newly-created Whitman Asset Management has appointed Araminta Le Flufy as its new chief executive, subject to FCA approval.

The Financial Conduct Authority, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme and the Financial Ombudsman Service have warned Financial Planners to take action on any SIPP or SSAS investments in the German Property Group.

Raymond James senior relationship manager Hamish Warnock ACSI has been selected as the new chair of the CISI Wealth Management Forum committee.

Intelliflo’s long-serving chief sales officer Wenda Field is to exit the company to pursue new challenges in a major sales reshuffle for the fintech firm.

Brexit champion Nigel Farage has attacked brokers and IFAs for feeding clients “the same tired old lines” as he launches a new daily financial ‘wealth builder’ newsletter.