SIPP provider Curtis Banks has reported pre tax profit up by 8% to £10.9m for 2019.

Three property funds have been suspended from dealing due to ‘turbulent’ market conditions and another remains suspended from last year.

The Personal Finance Society has cancelled events and the Chartered Insurance Institute has postponed April written exam sittings in response to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Sanlam Wealth has launched a new office in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

Financial technology firm Iress has acquired O&M Systems, paving the way for O&M MD Graham Miller to retire.

The Competition and Markets Authority is set to rule on the merger of the FNZ / GBST platform engines by the end of March.

Acquisitive Chartered Financial Planning firm Fairstone has increased client numbers by 10% to 65,000 over the past 6 months.

SIPP provider Curtis Banks has become a sponsor of rower Victoria Evans who is attempting a world-record solo row across the Atlantic.

HMRC is to end the automatic sending of paper Self Assessment returns to encourage more people to file online in a bit shift toward digital filing.

Schroders’ chief investment office Johanna Kyrklund says some market opportunities may be emerging but are for “experienced swimmers only.”