Retail investors reversed recent pre-Budget trends as fund sales recorded inflows of £1.2bn in September, according to the latest data from the fund managers’ trade body the Investment Association (IA).

NS&I, the government-owned savings provider, is to begin paying long-standing claims from families of deceased clients, with the bill expected to exceed £181m.

The Openwork Partnership, one of the UK's largest adviser networks, has selected Fintel’s Plannr and Mortgage Brain as core technology partners as part of the network’s technology transformation drive.

Financial adviser AI platform Marloo has partnered with the Federation of European IFAs (FEIFA) to offer AI support to its members.

Seven in ten (70%) people considering retirement in the next five years say they are concerned that their pension will fail to keep up with the rising cost of living, according to new research.

Private equity firm Aspirity Partners has invested $135m (£100m) for a minority investment stake in fast-growing Financial Planning firm Hoxton Wealth.

The government has announced it is to change the rules to allow easier access to Child Trust Funds where the owner is deemed not to have mental capacity.

One in five (20%) UK workers are facing a retirement shortfall despite having relatively high earnings, according to a new study from the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI).

The Succession Alliance, a taskforce of the Consumer Duty Alliance adviser support group, is aiming to tackle confusing language used around succession, acquisitions and business sales to introduce greater consistency.

The FCA says new UK rules for environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating providers will raise standards in the market when they come into effect in June 2028.