The Personal Finance Society has been a key mover behind the launch of an independent Financial Vulnerability Taskforce aimed at supporting planners and advisers to spot and tackle consumer vulnerability.

The FCA halted 343 applications for authorisation from firms and individuals in 2020 in a clampdown to protect consumers.

The FCA has launched a Defined Benefit Advice Assessment Tool to help advisory firms understand how the regulator checks the suitability of Defined Benefit pension transfer advice.

Wealth manager and Financial Planner Kingswood has launched the Kingswood Academy to help train its next generation of Financial Planners.

Workplace fintech Cushon has launched what it claims is the first ‘net zero’ pension. 

The Supreme Court has mostly accepted an FCA appeal which opens the door to Covid-19 business interruption (BI) insurance payouts.

Financial Planning app provider Multiply has launched a new facility allowing customers to act on investment recommendations they receive within the app.

UK pension savers paid 11% less into workplace defined contribution pension schemes as the Coronavirus pandemic hit the UK, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Pension campaign and networking group The Pension Playpen - founded by pension expert Henry Tapper - is to relaunch in February as a fintech company aimed at the pensions industry.

Wealth management and Financial Planning giant Quilter has launched a new online tool for reporting suspected impersonation scams.