Profit is essential for all businesses to thrive and invest and Financial Planners, above everything else, are business people who need to make a profit. Profit is the lifeblood of all Financial Planning firms and that's something that is sometimes forgotten.

Over 600 delegates and 95 speakers attended the third PIMFA Women’s Symposium at London’s Excel centre.

New research suggests has revealed that - for the first time - women are more likely to seek professional financial advice than men.

Michael Thomson, the former CEO of collapsed mini-bond investment firm London Capital & Finance Plc (LCF), has been jailed for contempt of court.

Former Pensions Minister Guy Opperman has joined the board of pension tracing fintech Raindrop as a non-executive director.

Fairstone has converted four of its MPS portfolios into funds in a move that it claims will cut client charges by up to 20%.

Accredited Financial Planning firm AAB Wealth has acquired Jane Smith Financial Planning for an undisclosed sum.

Investment advice was among the top 10 most complained about investment and pension services in 2025/26, according to annual complaints data from the Financial Ombudsman Service.

Less than 1 in 10 (9%) of self-employed workers paid into a personal pension in the 2023/24 tax year, according to data from HMRC.

Former Health Secretary and contender for the Labour Party leadership Wes Streeting MP has proposed radical reforms to Capital Gains tax (CGT).