Wealth manager Saltus Group has acquired Farnham-based Financial Planning firm Fish Financial for an undisclosed sum.

The percentage of workplace pension savers who actively stopped saving fell slightly during the Coronavirus pandemic, according to data released this morning.

New President of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI)’s Liverpool branch, Vanessa Doyle ACSI, has pledged to raise awareness of and reduce stigma around mental health.

Queries from Financial Planners and their clients regarding investing in commercial property as part of their SIPPs increased 56% in the first half of 2021 year on year for provider Curtis Banks.

Insurance firm Phoenix Group has acquired a portfolio of £300m equity release mortgages from Just Retirement Limited, part of the Just Group.

Specialist fund manager Liontrust is to launch an Irish-domiciled UCITS Global Multi-Asset fund on 13 October for distribution across Europe.

Schroders Personal Wealth (SPW), the Financial Planning joint venture launched by Schroders and Lloyds Bank, has expanded into Leeds with the opening of an operational centre in the city centre.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed that it will start a periodic review of pension transfers redress guidance by the end of 2021.

Industry platform veteran Bill Vasilieff, the founder and former chief executive of platform Novia Financial, has joined investment consultancy and fintech firm Multrees as a non-executive director.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has declared 9 firms in default, including a number of financial advisers and a Financial Planning business.