Simply Biz freezes membership costs

Charges were scheduled to have risen by 5pc in January, though will now stay the same as this year. Chairman Ken Davy, said the firm wanted to make a positive statement after a challenging year for the industry. "Despite the past year of uncertainty, most of the firms we serve are continuing to do really well but controlling costs has never been more important," he said. Ian Thorneycroft, managing director, added: "We provide our compliance and business support services to around 5,000 advisers so this was an extremely important decision for us to make. We have in the past always trie...