Wealth manager St James's Place has appointed experienced industry professional and campaigner Dame Helena Morrissey to its board as a non-executive director from 1 January 2020.

Financial Planning firm Quilter has hit out at the Labour Party following the launch of its manifesto, claiming the party’s tax plans would hit self-employed workers.

Derbyshire-based independent Financial Planner, Belmayne, has appealed for small local charities to get in touch if they would like to benefit from the firm’s fundraising next year.

The NHS will pay tax bills for all doctors, nurses, AHPs and other clinicians in active clinical roles who are members of the NHS pension schemes, who could be hit by extra tax for working overtime, it was revealed today.

Brooks Macdonald has snapped up Edinburgh-based firm Cornelian Asset Managers in a £39m deal.

Industry reaction to the Conservative Party’s manifesto - published on Sunday - has been muted with few expecting radical change for pensions.

The Conservative Party launched its manifesto yesterday in the marginal seat of Telford with the 64-page document including a number of pensions pledges.

The CII’s Insuring Women’s Futures initiative has unveiled a list of measures it says the Government, regulators, financial services providers, guidance services, financial advisers and employers must adopt to end female pensioner poverty.

The Labour Party has pledged to spend £58bn compensating so-called WASPI women up to £31,000 each.

Consulting firm Mercer has announced the appointment of Steve Sands as leader of its UK Financial Planning Business.