The financial services profession’s confidence in the UK’s economic prospects has fallen to its lowest level since 2012, according to the latest survey by the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI).

Manraj Virdee, the director of a firm running an illegal unauthorised investment scheme (UCIS), has been given a two year suspended prison sentence following a case brought by the FCA.

DD|hub, a new free-to-use service to help financial advisers with DFM due diligence, has launched today.

The Financial Conduct Authority has fined Paul Stephany, a former fund manager at Newton Investment Management, £32,200 for his conduct in relation to an Initial Public Offering.

Wealth manager and SIPP firm Mattioli Woods has made 18 staff redundant from a workforce of 622 as it pushes through “operational efficiencies” following  a period of rapid expansion and acquisition.

Xafinity SIPP and SSAS Services, part of the XPS Pensions Group, has reported an increased level of activity in commercial property transactions in 2018.

A Financial Planning and advice firm has slipped into liquidation.

Quilter has revealed it has soft-launched its UK Platform Transformation Programme.

The FCA has published new rules and guidance aimed at improving the quality of the information available to consumers about the funds they invest in.

A Yorkshire-based wealth management firm Leodis Wealth has appointed a new chief executive and promoted a new member to its board of directors.