Sales of annuities have unexpectedly picked up in recent months, according to the ABI in a report published one year after the introduction of the Pension Freedoms.

A survey of users by adviser technology company Intelliflo has found that half would welcome the UK leaving the EU with nearly two thirds (62%) saying it would have a positive or neutral impact on the long term future of the UK.

Tilney Bestinvest has appointed Alan Edwards as its new head of investment management for England. 

Harwood Wealth, the expanding Financial Planning and discretionary wealth management group which has acquired a number of adviser firms, has begun trading on AIM today.

After several years of decline, the number of UK financial advisers stabilised in 2015 and there are signs there may have been a small increase, according to a report by trade body APFA, the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA).

Citywide Financial Partners based in Fetcham, Surrey, has become a CISI Accredited Financial Planning Firm^TM, after passing rigorous selection criteria.

New research has found that the vast majority of grandparents want to leave their grandchildren a legacy and most want to ring-fence the money but they do no trust their children to pass on the money to their grandchildren.

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment has confirmed it will move its head office in London from Eastcheap to the iconic nearby Walkie-Talkie skyscraper.

Staff at Beacon Wealth of Cambridgeshire, along with colleagues at local law firm Jeffrey Mills Solicitors, held a Sports Relief Bake Off and managed to raise £180 for the charity.

Morningstar's fourth annual Global Asset Flows Report - examining 2015 mutual fund and exchange-traded product asset flows - has reported a sharp fall of around 33% in net fund inflows between 2014 and 2015.