Aviva is extending the benefits available through its DigiCare+ app by introducing unlimited 24/7 digital GP appointments for the whole family across its individual protection policies sold both direct and through advisers.

Good morning and welcome to your Morning Briefing for Friday 23 January 2026. To get this in your inbox every morning click here. Pensions system fails

A new report from the University of Edinburgh says the UK pensions system and financial advice sector must be redesigned to address a widening gap between A new report from the University of Edinburgh says the UK pensions system and financial advice sector must be redesigned to address a widening gap between men’s and women’s pension wealth.

Copia has launched its select smoothed portfolios in partnership with Wesleyan, designed to help manage short-term market volatility.

Advisers should consider putting “not having a state pension” into younger clients’ spreadsheets as an option, as it may not exist in the future. That was Advisers should put not having a state pension into younger client’s spreadsheets as an option, as it may not exist in the future.

L&G reports record 16% growth performance from its ONIX digital quote platform for group protection business.

7IM has appointed Ben Kumar to the newly created role of head of strategy for wealth, public policy and investment.

Good morning and welcome to your Morning Briefing for Thursday 22 January 2026. To get this in your inbox every morning click here. Politically-induced

Inheritance Tax (IHT) receipts totalled £6.6bn in the first nine months of the 2025/26 financial year, new figures from HMRC reveal.

Schroders’ Group CIO Johanna Kyrklund has warned that a "politically-induced Fed is fast becoming a very real reality".

Insurers paid out a record £4bn in private medical insurance claims in 2024, up 13% on the previous year.

MMI Leeds, Money Marketing’s flagship conference aimed at UK financial advisers, is returning in 2026. The event will bring together advisers, industry MMI Leeds, Money Marketing’s flagship conference aimed at UK financial advisers, is returning in 2026. The event will bring together advisers, industry experts and commentators for a full day of technical insight, regulatory discussion and professional development.

Aberdeen Group continued to see net outflows from its adviser channel in the final quarter of 2025 despite service improvements and the launch of a new SIPP.In its Q4 trading update today (21 January), the group reported £0.8bn of net outflows from the adviser channel, driven largely by client withdrawals ahead of the UK Budget.

6,600 young people have participated in the CII and PFS’s personal finance and insurance virtual work experiences since launch in 2023.

The financial services industry has urged regulators to take a more proactive approach to artificial intelligence following a parliamentary report warning that the UK’s current stance risks exposing consumers and the financial system to harm.