Titan Wealth has acquired Dubai-based Financial Planning and wealth management firm AHR Group for an undisclosed sum in its first international deal.

The FCA has cancelled the permissions of Brentford-based Ekara Health Ltd (FRN 940007).

Iress has added integration with artificial intelligence-powered adviser assistant tool PlannerPal to its cloud-based advice and wealth management software Xplan.

The FCA has issued a £3,503,546 fine to CB Payments Limited (CBPL) for repeatedly breaching a requirement preventing it from offering services to high-risk customers.

Over one in three financial services firms (36%) have been penalised at least once in the past 12 months for failing to meet regulatory requirements, according to a new report.

Fund manager Jupiter has reported pre-tax profits for the latest half year up by £3.9m to £38.7m.

The number of new equity release customers jumped by 12% to 5,240 in Q2 as the market recovered from a downturn last year, according to the Equity Release Council’s latest quarterly market report.

The FCA is to consult on ground-breaking proposals to launch capital-raising retail platforms to raise money for expanding firms.

Around 140,000 pensioners will soon face tax demands for the first time since they retired through the ‘simple assessment’ process.

Average transfer times for DC pensions fell by 14.2% in the 18 months to the end of June 2024, according to new figures published by fintech Origo.