LV= has paid out over £19m to policyholders and families with Coronavirus-related claims since March 2020.

Inheritance tax receipts for April 2021 to February 2022 hit a new record high of £5.5bn.

Financial Planning fintech Dynamic Planner has recruited a new managing director for Europe to lead expansion on the continent.

Fintech and support services firm Fintel saw a 6% increase in adjusted EBITDA to £18.3m (FY20: £17.3m) for the year ended 31 December.

Most Financial Planners are still not technology literate, according to a new report from NextWealth.

SIPP trustee and administration company Westerby Trustee Services has acquired fellow SIPP administrator CPPL.

Financial Planner and wealth manager Tilney Smith & Williamson has appointed Francesca Allard as a Financial Planning associate director.

Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority, is to face questioning from MPs as part of the Public Accounts Committee’s inquiry into the British Steel Pension Scheme transfer scandal.

An Isle of Man-based wealth management and tax advice firm, AML Tax (UK) Limited, has been fined £150,000 for failing to provide HMRC with legally required information.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has been given the go ahead by the FCA to increase its maximum compensation award to £375,000 from 1 April.