Financial Planner and wealth manager Tavistock has criticised an unexpected and unwelcome takeover offer from a new company as undervaluing the business and providing little benefit.

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) 12 month rate rose by 0.4% in the 12 months to February, down from 0.7% the previous month in signs that inflation remains subdued.

The 20-year difference in UK healthy life expectancy in the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) highlights the injustice of forcing people to wait longer for their state pension, according to former Pensions Minister Baroness Ros Altmann.

The Treasury has published over 30 tax updates, consultations and documents, today on what has been dubbed Tax-Day - including plans to tighten tax rules on second properties and simplify inheritance tax red tape.

Younger investors are getting involved in higher risk investments despite evidence that these high risk products may be suitable for their needs, according to research published today by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Only 47% of Brits with more than £50,000 of investable assets are using the full annual ISA allowance, new research reveals.

Financial Planning and wealth management firm Tavistock has rebuffed an acquisition attempt by Jersey-based fund manager TEAM plc.

Fintel, formerly known as SimplyBiz, has reported a drop in revenues and profits in its 2020 results as the adviser support company seeks more acquisitions.

Assets under administration at investment platform Nucleus rose 7.9% year on year to £17.4bn in 2020, but profits after tax dropped 47% to £3.2m, as the platform gears up for its acquisition this year by rival James Hay.

The proportion of adviser firms offering defined benefit transfer advice dropped by nearly half to 22% in the last year, according to new research.