A church warden has been cleared of trying to hire a hitman to murder a financial advisor who he partly blamed for a £1m loss.

PIMFA, which represents 1,000 UK wealth managers and and financial advisers, has raised concerns on the potential impact of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit and how it will affect private investors and firms.

Fraud Squad detectives and other agencies have launched an appeal to find a convicted boiler room fraudster who skipped court and is still at large.

New figures from the Office of National Statistics have revealed that retired households saw a bigger jump in disposable income than their non-retired counterparts.

Independent advice, equity release and later life lending firm Key Retirement has rebranded. 

A new campaign has been launched which aims to end the “injustice” suffered by 5m retirees stuck in the “annuity trap.”

Four company directors and shareholders have been banned after misleading often vulnerable customers and taking fees of over £7.2m.

The FCA has today published a discussion paper on price discrimination in the cash savings market.

Wealth management firm Brewin Dolphin boosted funds to £42.3bn and income rose by record levels in the third quarter of the year.

International financial services group STM is planning to expand its senior staff as the firm seeks to grow through acquisition.