Expanding wealth manager and Financial Planner MKC Wealth has signed a deal with Sevenoaks-based Chartered Accountants Samuels LLP to provide Financial Planning advice to the firm’s clients.

Financial Planning Today is pleased to announce the winners of our Financial Planning Today annual survey prize draw.

Eight regulated firms which appear to be connected have gone into liquidation following FCA action.

The FSCS has today declared two regulated advice firms as failed, opening the door to compensation claims.

There has been a wave of stories recently suggesting that people are pushing back their retirement or opting for a ‘phased’ retirement due to the cost of living crisis.

Quilter’s new chair designate Glyn Barker is to step down from the board for personal reasons.

Acquisitive Financial Planning and wealth management firm Kingswood has acquired Glasgow-based financial adviser Strategic Asset Managers Limited (SAM) for £5.1m.

A tax measure introduced in the 2021 Budget to reduce the cost of pension tax relief for the government will raise twice as much for the Treasury as originally expected, new analysis suggests.

Pensions Minister Laura Trott has backed a call from three scam-fighting bodies warning pension scheme trustees and savers of a potential increased risk from scammers seeking to cash in on economic uncertainty.

The latest regulated advice market data from the FCA reveals how private equity money has begun to reshape the Financial Planning sector as bigger firms become more prominent.