London-based firm Equitrade Markets Ltd (441877) has been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

It’s ironic that many pension savers will spend most of their working lives trying to build up a pension pot and then, increasingly, spend a large chunk of their retirement trying to beat off fraudsters, scammers and crooks trying to take it from them.

Over the last few years we’ve run many survey-type stories highlighting that women are often the poor relations when it comes to saving and investing. They often fare worse on pension saving, lack confidence in investing and have less set aside.

Lync Wealth Management, part of 7IM, has acquired two Belfast-based Financial Planning firms to expand its presence in the region.

Bespoke investment portfolios are growing in popularity, according to a new study.

Three fraudsters have been jailed for a total of 15 years and nine months for carrying out a seven year £70m investment fraud which cheated more than 3,000 people, many of them pensioners, out of their savings.

Standard Life has appointed Emma Furlonger as managing director of its workplace and retail intermediary business.

Fintech WealthAi has launched a back-office platform for IFAs and smaller advice firms.

Financial Planning Today has partnered with Harpenden Building Society to offer you a chance to win a £50 gift voucher for sharing your views on SIPPs.

The FCA has banned financial adviser Daniel Thomas from working in financial services and also fined him £742,700 after finding that he recklessly gave defined benefit pension transfer advice when he was neither qualified to do so or was prevented from providing.