The Supreme Court has mostly accepted an FCA appeal which opens the door to Covid-19 business interruption (BI) insurance payouts.

Workplace fintech Cushon has launched what it claims is the first ‘net zero’ pension. 

Wealth manager and Financial Planner Kingswood has launched the Kingswood Academy to help train its next generation of Financial Planners.

The FCA has launched a Defined Benefit Advice Assessment Tool to help advisory firms understand how the regulator checks the suitability of Defined Benefit pension transfer advice.

The FCA halted 343 applications for authorisation from firms and individuals in 2020 in a clampdown to protect consumers.

The Personal Finance Society has been a key mover behind the launch of an independent Financial Vulnerability Taskforce aimed at supporting planners and advisers to spot and tackle consumer vulnerability.

Funds under direction (FUD) at platform Transact totalled £44.82bn at the end of December, an increase of 9.1% over the previous quarter as gross inflows rose.

Financial Planning and wealth management group AFH Financial said it would resume its hunt for acquisitions as revenues rose 4% to £77.1m for the year ending 31 October.

Pension transfer activity slumped by 20% during 2020 but signs of possible scams climbed with 49% of transfers showing at least one 'red flag', according to a new report.

Former Vanguard CEO Bill McNabb has been hired by wealth manager Tilney Smith & Williamson as a non-executive director.