The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a wide-ranging investigation into “suspected anti-competitive arrangements in the financial services sector”.

The FCA has fined Henderson Investment Funds Limited £1.868m for failing to tell thousands of investors for five years that two active funds had been converted to ‘closet trackers.’

The rapidly expanding Embark Group has acquired Zurich’s platform arm for an undisclosed sum, pushing its assets under advice to £33bn.

The Chartered Financial Analyst’s UK arm is to launch what it believes is the first Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) investing qualification of its kind in the UK.

A pre-school nursery and its main director have been ordered to pay £8,200 for failing to comply with their pension duties and for misleading The Pensions Regulator (TPR) by falsely claiming staff had been put into a pension.

Financial Planning firm Pareto has expanded its team with the appointment of three new Paraplanners.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has received 733 claims against Berkeley Burke Sipp Administration Limited (BBSAL).

Labour’s Election Manifesto, unveiled today, promises a maximum State Pension Age of 66 and opens the door to some workers in ‘arduous’ jobs retiring earlier.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has declared 35 failed regulated firms in default.

Lime Outsourced Paraplanning director and owner Rebecca Lucas has launched an online platform cost comparison tool.