A petition calling for a 10-day pension switch guarantee has attracted more than 2,000 signatures in its first two weeks.

Platform and DFM provider Parmenion has added a new withdrawal dashboard, which it says is designed to help advisers when they need to view information about clients’ withdrawals.

Adviser support services firm SimplyBiz has launched an ongoing review service option to broaden its business consultancy service.

Sasha Wiggins, the CEO of Barclays private banking and wealth management arm, has a job on her hands.

There is a “huge opportunity” for trusted financial advice in the UK, predicts Andrea Montague, CEO at wealth manager Brooks Macdonald.

The average value of an annuity has soared 160% since 2021, according to newly-published client data from investment provider Hargreaves Lansdown.

Financial Planning network Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) added 10 new advisers between April and June.

Wealth manager and Financial Planner Titan Wealth said losses grew in the year to the end of March 2024 to £44.8m, up from £27m the year before.

Retirement savings app PensionBee said it saw assets under administration climb 21% to £6.3bn in the six months to the end of June.

The FCA has this week stripped permission to carry out regulated business from a Shropshire-based claims management company called Claimpoint Ltd (FRN 830722).