Data and research provider Defaqto has strengthened its DFM data for financial advisers via a new partnership with financial strength ratings provider AKG. 

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) - the body which enforces data protection standards - has warned firms to use alternatives to the blind carbon copy (BCC) email function when sending emails  following a number of business data blunders. 

The best-performing investment sector for the first half of 2023 was the Technology & Technology Innovation TR sector which showed an overall rise of 24.83%, according to data from FE Analytics.

Fintech Defaqto, which provides the Engage Financial Planning software system, has acquired the tax-efficient investment research firm MICAP from Indagate Group for an undisclosed sum.