Openwork’s Mike Morrow and Investec’s Ciaran Whelan have joined the board of wealth manager trade body PIMFA.

Retirement solutions and platform provider Embark is planning a tie-up with Openwork, one of the UK’s largest adviser networks, which will see Embark's new Advance platform become the lead supplier to Openwork’s 2,000 advisers for five years until 2026.

Nearly two out of three over-55s couples have never had retirement planning advice, according to a new survey.

Advice network Openwork is expanding its wealth channel team with two new senior appointments, a move which it says will ‘enhance’ its capabilities and support for advisers.