Fund manager M&G has signed a strategic distribution partnership with fintech Fintel to boost distribution for its retail and savings business.

Former head of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Andrew Bailey has defended the delay to banning contingent charging.

Wealth manager and Financial Planner Tilney Smith & Williamson has completed its rebrand to Evelyn Partners from today.

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment - the professional body for Certified Financial Planners and other finance professionals - has appointed Tracy Vegro, a director at the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority, as its new chief executive.

Cashflow and DB transfer software provider FinCalc has added an inheritance tax modeller for Financial Planners.

The UK economy shrank for a second month in April as businesses felt the impact of rising inflation.

Responsible investment specialist CCLA Investment Management has entered the UK retail market with the launch of a new fund available through wealth managers and Financial Planners.

The acquisitive St Albans-based Chartered Financial Planner Lumin Wealth has acquired South East financial adviser Ashridge Financial Management – its third takeover in two years.

Wealth manager St James’s Place has signed a deal to provide wealth management and Financial Planning services to the 160,000 solicitors who are members of the Law Society of England and Wales.

The Pensions Regulator has set out a new code of practice for the authorisation and supervision of the government’s new Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) pension schemes.