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London-headquartered fund manager Janus Henderson Group is to be sold to two private equity firms in a £5.5bn cash deal steered by US billionaire investor Nelson Peltz.

The Government has yielded to complaints about some aspects of its Inheritance Tax (IHT) reforms by increasing the relief threshold for farms and businesses from £1m to £2.5m from April 2026.

The FCA has issued a rare public warning to investors to beware of unregulated holiday park investment schemes.

The FCA has stripped Scottish adviser firm Craig Mitchell (FRN 624013), trading as Craig Mitchell Personal and Corporate Financial Planning, of its permission to carry out regulated activities after a string of unpaid FOS judgements.

Financial Planner and wealth manager Tavistock Investments is to launch a new hybrid advice service using AI technologies to reach many more people and lower the cost of advice. 

Nearly one in five people who made pre-Budget panic financial decisions fuelled by high levels of speculation now regret their decisions, according to a survey.

The management buy out (MBO) of Global Pension Corporation (GPC), formerly known as SIPP and SSAS provider STM Group, has been completed today, the firm has said.

Wealth manager Utmost Group has sold its Utmost Life and Pensions (ULP) arm to JAB Insurance.

The FCA has stepped in to remove all regulatory permissions from London-based IFA Verus Financial Services Limited (FRN 765214) after a number of "deliberate" breaches of existing restrictions.