The UK will have to increase the state pension age to 71 by 2050 to maintain the number of workers per retiree, according to a new report from the International Longevity Centre UK.

The UK’s SIPP market is close to topping £500bn invested and five million customers and could be a £1trn market by 2030, according to a new report published today.

National Financial Planner and wealth manager Evelyn Partners has appointed Declan Kirby as a Chartered Financial Planner for its Birmingham office.

A new software platform has launched today to offer back-office, training and business support to Financial Planners.

The number of victims of 'romance' financial scams increased by a fifth (22%) in 2023 compared to 2022, with men at more risk than women.

The FCA and its Practitioner Panel are set to launch a joint survey of 25,000 regulated firms shortly to seek feedback on how the FCA is regulating the sector.

Openwork director Claire Limon has been named as managing director of Openwork’s fast growing restricted advice wealth manager 2plan Wealth Management. 

There’s been a lot of coverage lately on how older generations, particularly the better off and HNW clients, are helping out younger generations by funnelling cash to hard-pressed family members.

There is no doubt in my mind that retirement planning is changing in unexpected ways. Whether it is changing for good or just adapting to a post-Covid, high cost of living world remains to be seen.

I suspect a cold shiver went down many the backs of many at the larger adviser firms this week with news that the FCA is asking for details of their ongoing charges.