The number of full-time employees at the Financial Conduct Authority fell by 4% to 3,791 in the 2021/22 financial year.

The Financial Conduct Authority has missed several operating service targets in communications and application processing times for the 2021/22 financial year.

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI), the government’s main measure of inflation, jumped from 9.1% in May to 9.4% in June.

West Lancashire-based adviser and Financial Planner Acumen Financial Partnership has reported a 36% increase in turnover for the financial year ended 30 June.

The FCA is revamping its website to give it a more modern look with more images, colours and easier signposting.

Investment manager Redmayne Bentley has launched a white-labelled centralized investment proposition for Financial Planners.

New equity release plan sales grew by 24.5% (year on year) in the six months to 30 June, according to data released today.

Scam enquiries to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) surged by a third between April and September 2021.

IFA and fund manager One Four Nine Group has acquired the Glasgow-based Chartered Financial Planning firm APC Financial Solutions & Consultancy Services for an undisclosed sum.

Adviser platform Parmenion has opened its investment proposition to advisory models.