Investment giant BlackRock has acquired US robo-advice business FutureAdvisor, through which it plans to reach out to the "mass affluent".

Should members get to vote on deal?

Investment and advice group Tilney Bestinvest has bought financial planning firm Webb Holton & Associates, fueling its countrywide expansion drive.

Consolidator Succession Group has acquired two advice firms from its membership pool for a combined £7m.

Pension transfer requests out of defined benefit (DB) schemes doubled post pension freedoms, according to research from one provider.

A persistent lack of awareness among consumers around spotting pension scams and finding financial advice has raised concerns about whether consumer education campaigns are working.

Should advisers include 'cost of regulation' in fees breakdown?

Closed book consolidator Phoenix Group has appointed a new chairman to succeed former Financial Services Authority chairman Sir Howard Davies.

A recent rule change preventing the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) from dismissing complaints about investment performance outright will have little impact on the industry, according to lawyers and the FOS.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has warned it will demand compensation awards from businesses for non-financial errors if they are deemed to have failed vulnerable clients by "rigidly applying rules".