National IFA firm Chase de Vere has reported increased turnover and higher pre-tax profit for the year ending 31 December 2019.

Pension group XPS has reported flat profits for the 12 months ending 31 March at £11.4m but remains positive about the year ahead.

Wealth manager Brewin Dolphin saw a surge in income from Financial Planning in the half year ended in March despite a slip overall in profits and plans to cut costs.

LV= has moved from a £90m pre-tax loss from continuing operations in 2018 to a profit of £15m last year following a major restructure and cost-cutting.