The chief executive of the Association of Investment Companies, Ian Sayers, is to step down later this year after more than 11 years in the role.

LV= has paid out over £12m in Coronavirus-related claims to more than 1,400 life, critical illness and income protection insurance policyholders and families since the start of the pandemic.

Over half (57%) of UK adults say they do not trust financial advisers, according to a new survey.

Wealth management and Financial Planning group Tilney Smith & Williamson has added Johnross Busby-Cartwright-Owen to its Guildford team for Tilney Financial Planning.

The Coronavirus pandemic changed how customers used equity released from their homes in 2020, according to new research.

David Lawrence, chief executive for wealth management at Financial Planner Kingswood, has spoken exclusively to Financial Planning Today for our latest Newsmakers interview on how the Coronavirus pandemic has changed working practices at the firm and its acquisitions pipeline for 2021.

Bristol-based Paradigm Norton Financial Planning has acquired two Chartered Financial Planning firms, Tower Hill Associates and Clover Wealth Management.

Gaudi, the SIPP and platform fintech business, has launched a white-labelled pension income drawdown product that can be used by any financial brand.

The Personal Finance Society is teaming up with Next Gen Planners to deliver ‘bootcamps’ for university students interested in developing a career in Financial Planning.

Aviva CEO Amanda Blanc has been appointed as the Treasury’s new Women in Finance Charter Champion to replace Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia who is stepping down.