Data and research provider Defaqto - which provides Engage Financial Planning software - has launched a pilot for new Consumer Duty Profiles for selected product providers in the personal pension, SIPP and adviser platform spaces.

SIPP and Financial Planning firm Mattioli Woods has reported pre-tax profits leapt 60% to £7.6m in the six months ended 30 November 2023.

The UK will have to increase the state pension age to 71 by 2050 to maintain the number of workers per retiree, according to a new report from the International Longevity Centre UK.

The UK’s SIPP market is about to top £500bn with five million SIPP investors, and could reach £1tn by 2030, according to a new report published this morning.

The FCA and its Practitioner Panel are set to launch a joint survey of 25,000 regulated firms shortly to seek feedback on how the FCA is regulating the sector.