A Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment has today been handed one of the top jobs at the FCA. Read more ...

A Surrey-based Financial Planning business belonging to a legal firm has been snapped up for around £675,000. Read more ...

A former Keydata former finance director has escaped a fine of half a million pounds today but has still been handed a ban and told to pay £350,000. Read more ...

Transact has announced this morning that it will cut charges and its current charging threshold of £180,000 is reducing to £150,000. Read more ...

Robo-advisers can never replace human Financial Planners because they lack the ability to empathise and understand a client's hopes and dreams, the director of a Financial Planning firm says.

The former director general of the Association of Independent Financial Advisers has been appointed to a leading role at the FCA.

Bellpenny’s new chief executive has revealed the company has acquired two more firms and plans to take over fewer but bigger businesses in 2016. Read more ...

An auto enrolment specialist has teamed up with the founder of Bestinvest at his new company after she left a Financial Planning firm. Read more ...

Fewer financial advisers are using Twitter than they were last year, a survey has suggested. Read more ...

A leading FCA figure’s forecast that cash flow planning will soon become mainstream is “very encouraging”, the incoming IFP President says. Read more ...