The Financial Conduct Authority has appointed its first chief data officer among five new appointments announced today as it pushes ahead with its ambition to become a 'data-driven' regulator.

Hymans Robertson Investment Services has launched a discretionary model portfolio service in a move which sees it partnering with UK financial advisors directly for the first time.

The Association of British Insurers has called for the Money Purchase Annual Allowance (MPAA) to be scrapped in the Budget.

Cashflow and DB transfer software provider FinCalc has developed a two-way integration with back-office software Intelligent Office from Intelliflo.

The takeover of rival Merian helped bolster Jupiter’s annual results for 2020, the company reported today.

Asset Intelligence Research Partners, owned by Financial Planning and financial services group Superbia, has launched a new platform for advisers “dissatisfied” with current platforms.

The Government is to support the creation of a £1bn fund to support the rapid growth of the fintech sector.

Should Financial Planning firms insist that staff are vaccinated before returning to face to face client meetings? It’s a question that many planners will be wrangling with but one firm has taken the lead.

Richard Jones FPFS, a director at Oundle Wealth Management, has been named by wealth manager St James’s Place as its 2020 Chartered Financial Planner of the Year.

Sanlam UK is to cease charging VAT on its model portfolio services (MPS) from 1 April.