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AJ Bell has reported a 17% rise in revenue to £153.2m and a 12% increase in pre-tax profit to £68.8m, as its platform ...

Competition in the smoothed fund market is benefiting the customer by driving down costs and pushing up returns, Standard ...

Unum has acquired the renewal rights for Generali UK’s Group Risk employee benefits business, expanding its footprint in the ...

Despite recent market turbulence, just 2% of investors sought financial advice in response, according to the Retail ...

Canada Life UK chief executive Lindsey Rix-Broom will become the new  CEO of Great-West Lifeco Europe. This follows the ...

In volatile markets, the steady reassurance of a regular dividend can offer clients a sense of calm. Asia is often overlooked ...

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has trimmed its levy forecast for 2025/26 by £36m. The projected total of ...

National Friendly has bolstered its senior leadership team with the appointment of a chief marketing officer and a national account manager. Sally Waterfield has been promoted to chief marketing ...

Only a few years ago, this article would have read very differently. Back in 2020, simply securing professional indemnity ...

The Treasury pocketed £780m in inheritance tax receipts (IHT) in April 2025 alone, figures released by HMRC this morning (22 ...

Royal London has entered into an agreement to acquire UK-based infrastructure asset manager Dalmore Capital. The deal ...