News

Scottish Budget: Mansion tax for £1m properties; Increased income tax thresholds

Tax planning

Scottish Budget: Mansion tax for £1m properties; Increased income tax thresholds

Finance Secretary Shona Robison delivers 2026/27 Budget speech

clock 13 January 2026 • 3 min read
Ten firms achieved CII Chartered status in second half of 2025

Your profession

Ten firms achieved CII Chartered status in second half of 2025

Across financial planning and insurance

clock 13 January 2026 • 1 min read
FSCS sets £108m budget for 2026/27 as costs fall in real terms

Your profession

FSCS sets £108m budget for 2026/27 as costs fall in real terms

Compensation scheme plans lower core costs

clock 13 January 2026 • 1 min read
All the advice firm acquisitions that have taken place in 2026

Your Business

All the advice firm acquisitions that have taken place in 2026

Keeping track of the ongoing consolidation in the advice industry

clock 13 January 2026 • 1 min read
W1M adds £2bn in AUM with Vermeer Partners acquisition

Companies

W1M adds £2bn in AUM with Vermeer Partners acquisition

Deal expected to complete in the spring

clock 13 January 2026 • 2 min read
Financial planning career appeals to only 21% of young people

Your profession

Financial planning career appeals to only 21% of young people

‘Perception gap’ a major barrier to new talent

clock 13 January 2026 • 2 min read
FOS aims to resolve 245,000 cases in 2026/27

Your profession

FOS aims to resolve 245,000 cases in 2026/27

Continuing to work with FCA on redress improvements

clock 13 January 2026 • 2 min read
Titan Wealth moves to buy Chester-based advice firm Innes Reid

Your profession

Titan Wealth moves to buy Chester-based advice firm Innes Reid

Deal would add £590m of assets under advice

clock 13 January 2026 • 2 min read
Unused pensions in scope for IHT driving rethink of drawdown and housing wealth

Your profession

Unused pensions in scope for IHT driving rethink of drawdown and housing wealth

Later life lending increasingly entering advisers’ intergenerational planning discussions

clock 13 January 2026 • 3 min read
Flagstone names CEO as Simon Merchant steps down

People

Flagstone names CEO as Simon Merchant steps down

Appoints chief operating officer Arman Tahmassebi

clock 13 January 2026 • 2 min read