Staff at Leeds-based Financial Planning firm Manse Capital have taken part in a sponsored Christmas jumper day to raise money for charity.

Leading Financial Planner Martin Bamford has announced that he will give up his membership of the CISI as he is “just not getting any value anymore,” he announced on Twitter.

Frank Field MP, chair of the Commons Work and Pensions Committee, has written to the FCA over concerns that its response to the British Steel pensions controversy has been “grossly inadequate.|

Platform and SIPP provider AJ Bell saw pre-tax profit tax increase by 29% to £21.7 million for 2017 as the company’s growth strategy in recent years paid dividends.

Savers can now fund film projects with their ISA with the FYZZ, an Innovative Finance ISA specialising in funding film and entertainment ventures.

Scottish Budget income tax changes announced yesterday will create extra work for Financial Planners by adding to complexity and altering the balance between Scotland and that rest of the UK.

National IFA LEBC has acquired 100% of the share capital of Bristol-based IFA Aspira for £5 million in cash and LEBC shares.

Five risk-targeted funds have been launched by investment manager Schroders in partnership with Distribution Technology, the provider of risk-profiling and Financial Planning services for advisers.

The Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB), owner of the global Certified Financial Planner certification outside the US, has named South African Gerhardt Meyer CFP, as chairperson-elect of its board.

Zurich has announced a platform price cut from January, reducing the platform fee by more than half for assets above £500,000 from 0.22% to 0.10%.