FCA chief executive Andrew Bailey’s pay and perks have surged to £589,000, the regulator’s annual report has revealed.

Beaufort Financial has launched Beaufort Financial (Three Counties) with two experienced ex-Jelf Group Financial Planners.

JLT Employee Benefits (JLT), a growing employee benefits provider, has bought robo adviser Moola for an undisclosed amount.

The FCA’s ‘Brexit minister’ Nausicaa Delfas says the regulator is ready for all potential outcomes of the final Brexit negotiations, including a ‘cliff-edge’ or hard Brexit which could result in sudden change to the regulatory environment.

Baroness Ros Altman, a leading pensions campaigner and former Pensions Minister, is to become chair of pensionsync, a pensions fintech business.

Re-hires make up nearly a third of all financial advisers who have joined international financial advisory and wealth management firm deVere Group this year.

Protection challenger Guardian is piloting its new life and critical illness proposition with four financial services firms: L&C, Paradigm, Sesame Bankhall and SimplyBiz.

The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) 12-month inflation rate was 2.3% in June 2018, unchanged from May 2018 despite expectations of a rise.

The Competition and Markets Authority is proposing a raft of reforms to the pensions investment consultancy and fiduciary management sector after identifying substantial concerns about lack of competition.

A North West-based Chartered Financial Planner and IFA firm has revealed plans to double its staff as it celebrates its 15th anniversary.