The Personal Finance Society has commissioned an independent review of its governance following criticism from parent body the Chartered Insurance Institute.

The FCA has begun criminal proceedings against four individuals allegedly involved in a £1.4m investment fraud involving a number of firms, including two ‘cloned’ firms.

The Financial Conduct Authority has outlined its plans to reduce and prevent financial crime as part of its 2023/24 Business Plan released today.

The Financial Conduct Authority has revealed plans to raise its annual fee charged to its Financial Planning firm segment by 8.9% for 2023/24.

An administration error by one of Fairstone’s lawyers saw Tom Taylor removed temporarily as a director of the company.

Assets under management and administration for Financial Planner and wealth manager Quilter dropped 11% to £99.6bn in 2022.

Cooper Parry Wealth has acquired London-based Financial Planning firm Future Perfect as it continues its recent acquisition drive.

St James’s Place partner firm Apollo Private Wealth has acquired fell SJP firm Cambridgeshire-based Debra Wait Wealth Management.

Adam Owen, a director and head of content at the young Financial Planner group NextGen Planners, has joined the board of the Institute for Financial Wellbeing as a non-executive director. 

The FCA has imposed a number of restrictions on a senior manager at an IFA firm where £1.5m of client funds may have been misappropriated.