Derby-based Chartered Financial Planner Jamie Lavery has joined national IFA Continuum to look after the Derbyshire area for the Financial Planning focused business.

Pension experts have called for pension tax reform to help meet Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's call to get more people back into work, including older workers, to help Britain.

Don MacIntyre, interim chief executive of the Personal Finance Society, has praised the “passion and strength of feeling” of PFS members following the conclusion today of its member consultation on its dispute with parent body the CII.

Platform and wealth manager Hargreaves Lansdown has launched three new ready-made portfolio funds that spread money across a range of global equities and bonds.

The Financial Conduct Authority has warned that some firms could be involved in “malpractice” by making unsolicited offers to former British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) members who have not yet made complaints.

The FSCS has declared pension transfer adviser Portal Financial Services LLP (FRN501272) as failed after the firm went into compulsory liquidation following a string of complaints.

Financial Planning focused national IFA firm Continuum has reported turnover growth of 12% in 2022 with assets under influence rising 7% year-on-year to £1.6bn.

The government has confirmed that, after its latest review, auto-enrolment thresholds will be held at their current levels for the next year.

Longevity think tank Phoenix Insights has called on the government to expand employers’ legal requirements on workplace pension communications to help close the gender pension gap.

Fintech and support services firm Fintel reported a 4% rise in total revenue growth in 2022 despite what it termed “the challenging macroeconomic climate.”