A company controlled by David Ross, one of the founders of Carphone Warehouse, has taken a near 10% stake in wealth manager and Financial Planner WH Ireland.

Nicola Crosbie of Moran Wealth Management in Scotland has been named as St James’s Place’s 2021 Chartered Financial Planner of the Year. 

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, the professional body for Certified Financial Planners, is asking members to help mark its 30th anniversary year which begins today.

NS&I has increased the interest rates on its Direct Saver and Income Bonds to 0.50% from today following the increase in the Bank of England base rate last week to 0.5%. 

Prudential’s long-serving group CEO Mike Wells is to retire at the end of March as the company focuses future growth on Asia.

Financial provider Vitality has suspended its sponsorship of West Ham football club over its handling of the Kurt Zouma cat cruelty incident.

Aegon’s UK retail platforms saw outflows fall to £38m for the fourth quarter of 2021.

Almost a quarter (22%) of UK savers prefer to keep all their money in cash rather than investing it, according to new research.

Assets on UK platforms grew by a record 18.9% to £933bn in 2021.

Wealth manager and Financial Planner Quilter has launched responsible investment training for Financial Planners.