Independent Wealth Planners (IWP) has acquired Leamington Spa-based Financial Planning firm Bishop Armstrong for an undisclosed sum.

Financial advisers should help women make the most of personal allowances and reassess their concept of risk to help close the pension gender gap, according to investment platform Parmenion.

Asset manager Avellemy has appointed Graham Bentley as non-executive director and chair to its board.

The State Pension will rise by 2.5% in April, the Government confirmed today.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is to scrap the RPI measure of inflation used to calculate millions of pension holders’ annual pension increases despite strong opposition.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has frozen public sector pay for most workers amid a raft of grim predictions for the UK economy he outlined to MPs today in the House of Commons.

A major survey of financial advisers has revealed that nearly six out of 10 report that acquiring new clients has been “significantly harder” during the pandemic.

Wealth manager Brewin Dolphin has reported a 20% rise in Financial Planning income in its half year results published today.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme is set to increase its levy yet again as it faces a £92m shortfall, according to its half-year Outlook report published today.

David Inglesfield, CEO of acquisitive Financial Planning group Independent Wealth Planners, has spoken exclusively to Financial Planning Today about his plans for expansion, what he has learnt from building five wealth management businesses, and his passion for beekeeping.