STM Group, parent company of SIPP provider Options, has agreed to acquire the SIPP and SSAS portfolio of US asset manager and pension consultancy Mercer.

Punter Southall Aspire has added Vince Molloy and Simon Ashby to its Chartered Financial Planning arm.

More than 23,000 11-18-year-olds in schools and colleges in the UK have received personal finance education in the 2021/22 academic year thanks to a Personal Finance Society initiative.

The cross-party Health and Social Care Committee has described pension tax rules a “national scandal” in a new report.

The Treasury Committee has begun a new inquiry into tax reliefs.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has declared two advice firms in default with over 88 pension transfer claims between them.

The FCA is close to an agreement with Meta - owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp - to tackle the rapid growth in online and social media scammers.

Over 8 in 10 (82%) of advised ESG investors initiated the conversation about sustainable investing themselves, according to new research.

An individual being investigated by the Financial Conduct Authority has been sentenced to four months in prison for contempt of court after failing to cooperate with a restraint order from the regulator.

Frenkel Topping, the specialist financial adviser focusing on personal injury and clinical negligence cases, has partnered with CFG Law to set up a 50:50 joint venture between its IFA arm and CFG Law.