Financial Planning Today editor Kevin O'Donnell caught up recently with John Porteous, managing director of the new Central Financial Services division at wealth manager Charles Stanley. He talked about his new role, his plans for the division and the future of advice. 

The High Court has wound up seven companies run from an office in Mayfair after an investigation found that their marketing of high-risk mini-bonds was misleading.

Cashflow and DB transfer software provider FinCalc has developed a new retirement modeller tool for Financial Planners.

Australian-owned wrap platform Praemium, used by a number of UK Financial Planners, has reported a 55% rise in funds under administration for the year ending 30 June 2021.

Average earnings data published this morning by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has highlighted the difficult decision faced by the Chancellor this autumn when deciding on State Pension rates for April 2022.

Financial advisory firm Frenkel Topping has acquired legal costs consultancy Bidwell Henderson Costs Consultants for £1.48m.

Financial advisory firm Frenkel Topping has acquired legal costs consultancy Bidwell Henderson Costs Consultants for £1.48m.

EBITDA rose 132% to £91.7m for the first half of 2021 at wealth manager and Financial Planner Tilney Smith & Williamson with gross new business inflows of £3.2bn (H1 2020: £1.4bn) representing 12.5% of opening assets (on an annualised basis).

Nearly 37% of fake text messages received by consumers over the past 90 days were linked to financial scams, according to new data.

Pensions and investment consultancy Hymans Robertson Investment Services (HRIS) says its latest study suggests that more than 9 in 10 IFAs are willing to accept that ESG-focused funds and investments may produce lower returns than non-ESG funds - but believe this is an acceptable downside risk.