Wealth manager Utmost Group has sold its Utmost Life and Pensions (ULP) arm to JAB Insurance.
The FCA has stepped in to remove all regulatory permissions from London-based IFA Verus Financial Services Limited (FRN 765214) after a number of "deliberate" breaches of existing restrictions.
The latest issue of Financial Planning Today's premium sister magazine is available and includes an exclusive Cover Feature on the YouTube Financial Planners breaking new ground and reaching millions via the platform.
The Serious Fraud Office has won a £928,479 confiscation order against former IFA and investment manager David Kennedy who was involved in a £100m fraud which saw hundreds of victims cheated.
Inheritance tax (IHT) receipts for the government were up £84m year on year to £5.8 billion in the first eight months of the 2025/26 tax year, according to HMRC data out today.
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted today to cut its base rate from 4% to 3.75% in a widely expected move.
Perspective Financial Group has completed its largest acquisition to date with a deal to buy Midlands-based £400m AUM Prosser Knowles Associates Ltd.
Financial Planning firm Finli Group has struck deals to acquire three advice firms as it notches up a total of 21 acquisitions so far this year.
Fast growing whole of market Financial Planner and wealth manager Perspective Financial Group has completed three acquisitions of financial advisory businesses.
HMRC has warned taxpayers to be vigilant after receiving more than 4,800 reports of Self Assessment scams since February.