Wealth manager and Financial Planning firm Saltus has acquired London-based Chartered Financial Planning firm Higgins Fairbairn Advisory LLP (HFA).

Two of the UK’s leading Financial Planners have launched a new campaign to help Ukrainian refugees who fled to Moldova, one of the poorest countries in Europe.

Funds under management fell 8.2% for wealth manager and Financial Planner Brewin Dolphin in Q3 as its acquisition by RBC Wealth Management remains on track to complete this autumn.

Fintech firms Moneyhub and Pennyworth have joined forces to develop a new Financial Planning and banking app.

NS&I is to increase rates on many of its savings products in a move it says will benefit more than 1.3m people. 

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was “consistently behind the curve” when responding to the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) transfer scandal, according to MPs.

Changes to the inheritance tax (IHT) system could be a vote winner for politicians at the next election as IHT receipts continue to rise, according to Financial Planners.

The number of advised customers at investment platform AJ Bell have risen 16% over the past year.

A new survey warns that many Baby Boomers (those aged 58-75) are being forced into early retirement and would prefer to retire later - past 70 in many cases.

A new study provides strong evidence that demand for regulated advice in the run up to retirement is only going to grow in the coming years.