IFA acquirer, Bellpenny, has completed the purchase of Cheltenham-based Financial Planning firm, The County Partnership.

Thomas Miller Investment has launched a low cost model portfolio service to be offered through financial advisers.

Bloomsbury Financial Planning partner Jason Butler on why he thinks the best boutique advisory firms will pull away from the rest and mop up the majority of the UK market within five years...

Tenet has developed an online anti-money laundering service to combat fraud, eliminate paperwork and enable advisers to process transactions more efficiently.

Aviva has launched a platform to help advisers use Facebook and other social media to grow and re-engage their client bank.

Barry O'Dwyer, deputy chief executive at Prudential UK & Europe, has been made managing director of workplace at Standard Life.

Stephen Robinson, managing director of Bristol-based firm Clarke Robinson & Co, relays the story of a client forced into marriage by his pension providers.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined J.P. Morgan International Bank (JPMIB) £3,076,200 for systems and controls failings relating to its provision of retail investment advice and portfolio investment services.

Two senior members of government yesterday met the investment management (IM) industry in a bid to demonstrate their commitment to the sector.

Divisional director of financial services at market research company GfK, Martin Grimwood, argues that servicing the mass market may mean advisers have to accept providers contacting their clients directly.