Utmost Group has sold its £5bn bulk purchase annuity (BPA) business to JAB Insurance to settle the debt from its Lombard International acquisition in 2024. Utmost launched the the BPA arm, Utmost Life ...

The moves, while mostly promotions from within the company, sees a real change at the top level management within the firm ...

The FCA has banned Verus Financial Services from providing financial advice and placed tighter restrictions on the firm using assets without the regulator’s permission. The decision comes on the back ...

Next year is shaping up to be yet another eventful year for investors, who will no doubt be looking to their advisers for support, reassurance, and a steadying influence. These are key aspects of the ...

The Flexible Protection Bond, which a Pru International spokesman said is believed to be unusual if not unique "particularly in the offshore space", is a single premium bond offering whole of life ...

Zurich Middle East Life has announced what Walter Jopp will be rejoining the business as chief executive officer (CEO), four and a half years after he previously left the business. Jopp (pictured) ...

International Adviser’s IA 100 Industry’s Most Influential 2025-2026 list has been revealed. The heavily anticipated return of the IA 100, for the first time since 2020, sees a number of notable ...

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has fined Macquarie Bank Limited – London Branch (MBL) £13m for serious failings that allowed one of its employees to record over 400 fictitious trades. MBL is a ...

The FCA said its order, known as a Section 166 notice, also meant the UK-based company can no longer provide advice in relation to any underlying investments, whether regulated or unregulated, and ...

UK wealth management firm Quilter is reportedly is set to receive acquisition bids from at least four companies, according to Financial Mail on Sunday. The report said that one of the companies is ...

The IA and II Global Advice Study 2024-2025 (Pensions and Retirement) – sponsored by IFGL Pensions is out now. The comprehensive study and survey on the key developments on pensions and retirement ...

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is to open a first-of-its-kind environment in Q1 of 2025, “driven by exponential growth and an exceptional pipeline, including from hedge fund spinouts, ...