The Financial Conduct Authority will publish performance metrics for itself and the sector for the first time as it raises its annual funding requirement by 4.3%, according to the regulator’s business plan for the next three years.

London-based wealth manager and Financial Planner EQ Investors is opening a new office in central Brighton, at Citibase in the Round Hill area of the city.

Almost two thirds (60%) of financial advisers are seeing more clients looking to update their wills and trusts than before the Coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report.

The Chartered Insurance Institute has launched a career development platform for Financial Planners and insurance professionals.

Outflows from retail funds accelerated to £2.5bn in February, according to data published today by the Investment Association trade body.

A new online inheritance tax planning hub for Financial Planners has been launched by investment provider Time Investments.

The Financial Vulnerability Taskforce, the industry body campaigning for better treatment of vulnerable clients, has launched a new guide to help planners work better with clients who are vulnerable due to experiencing ‘sudden wealth.’

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has declared in default a company with three trading names, including two Financial Planning arms, after at least one BSPS claim.

The FCA has issued 19 warnings on unauthorised and clone firms in the past 7 days, a rate of nearly 3 per day.

The Personal Finance Society, the biggest professional body for Financial Planners and Paraplanners, has called for more ‘proportional’ regulation by the FCA under its new strategy to avoid killing off parts of the advice sector.