Aviva Investors has launched a new hybrid accumulation MPS in conjunction with Surrey-based IFA Protection & Investment Ltd.

Investors have been urged to hold their nerve in the face of volatile global stock markets today, as the Middle East conflict increased intensity.

SIPP and SSAS firm Alltrust has launched a premium self-invested pension for HNWIs, experienced investors and the IFAs and wealth managers who advise them.

Manchester-based Financial Planner and wealth manager Suttons Independent Financial Advisors has acquired Wilmslow-based KSP Financial for an undisclosed amount.

I must confess to being just a little baffled about the long-term direction of the government’s tax raising strategy, although it is clear that the tax take is going upwards.

In contrast to the damp squib of a Spring Statement earlier this week (what was the point?), there was better news this week about the rise of female investors.

I have never been the biggest fan of the House of Lords (an unelected second chamber doesn’t sound very twenty first century to me) but I cheered this week when their noble Lords took a closer look at the Pensions Bill and decided a £2,000 salary sacrifice cap, as the Government wants, was a pretty bad idea.

Wealth manager and Financial Planner Rathbones says pre-tax profits in 2025 were up an impressive 53.5% to £152.9m.

Retirement specialist Just Group has reported a 39% slump in underlying operating profit in 2025 to £305m (2024: £504m).

Dorset financial services and Financial Planning firm Ward Goodman has acquired local chartered accountant Graham Latham as it plots regional expansion.