Good morning and welcome to your Morning Briefing for Monday 12 October 2026. To get this in your inbox every morning click here. PPI reveals scale of

The FCA has appointed Liam Coleman as chair of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), with the approval of the Treasury.

Explore the insights in The Morning Briefing: The future looks good for SIPPs & SSASs and the evolving pensions landscape.

Brooks Macdonald has appointed Lucy Tilley as its new chief financial officer (CFO). She replaces Katherine Jones, who has stepped down.

One of the biggest misconceptions about financial planning is that it’s about money, tax investments or products. That may sound strange coming from One of the biggest misconceptions about financial planning is that it’s about money, tax investments or products. That may sound strange coming from someone who spends most of their working life talking about pensions, tax, investments and retirement income.

Scottish Friendly has completed its acquisition of pension and annuity in-payment books of business from Fidelity International.

A fundraising campaign has been launched to support the family of Simon Andriesz following his death in Thailand last month.

Fairstone has added £170m in assets under management through the acquisition of Sussex-based Foundation Financial Planning.

UK investors pulled a net £858m from equity funds in September while adding more than £1bn to bonds and cash, as rising yields boosted the appeal of lower-risk assets, according to Calastone.

Financial advisers need to do more to counter the influence of unregulated social-media finfluencers as consumers increasingly turn to TikTok and Financial advisers need to do more to counter the influence of unregulated social-media finfluencers as consumers increasingly turn to TikTok and artificial intelligence for financial guidance.

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A parliamentary group has called for an independent investigation into the Financial Conduct Authority's handling of whistleblowers following the death of former banker and whistleblower Simon Andriesz.

200 new financial advisers have joined the industry, graduating from the St. James’s Place (SJP) Financial Adviser Academy.

Up to 95% of consumers who abandon the protection-buying process could still be persuaded to take out cover.

A team of former Downing investment professionals has launched boutique asset manager Capel Asset Management following a management buyout.

Regulated firms' confidence in the Financial Conduct Authority has increased over the past year, although concerns over regulatory and reporting burdens remain.

Hargreaves Lansdown has launched its largest-ever cashback offer, doubling the maximum payment available to £10,000 per account as it seeks to encourage existing clients to consolidate more of their assets on the platform.

Almost a third of people in the financial advice profession put in more than 40 hours a week, research from intelliflo has found.

Retired households receiving advice are almost twice as likely to be satisfied with their retirement income, research from Quilter reveals.