Octopus Investments, part of Octopus Group and provider of venture capital trusts (VCTs), has closed its DFM service to new customers.

April’s changes to divorce law could cut the number of cases where pension wealth is fairly shared at the time of divorce, according to a new warning.

Janus Henderson has suspended its Janus Henderson UK Property PAIF and associated feeder fund.

Just under two thirds (60%) of women have no financial role model, according to new research.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has declared financial advice firm John Dyer in default.

Fund and investment research company RSMR has launched a revamped website to boost its usefulness to the 15,000 UK advisers using its data.

Industry veteran Bob Freeman, the former chief operating officer and launch director of cashflow modeller Voyant in the UK, is to invest in a fintech which aims to give accountants more ability to offer Financial Planning services. 

Women aged between 65 and 74 have average pension pots of £130,000 - half the £260,000 men have saved.

Chartered Financial Planning firm Lumin Wealth has acquired Hertfordshire-based financial adviser Enhance Wealth Management, its second acquisition in a year.

The Quilter Foundation, the charity arm of national adviser firm Quilter, is donating £100,000 to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal which launched this week.