Only 39% (two out of five) of high earners are on track for a ‘comfortable’ retirement, according to new data.

After several delays, platform provider Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) has today accepted a £5.4bn consortium offer for the company.

Hargreaves Lansdown has given a private equity consortium four more days to firm up its £5.4bn offer for the company after already extending the deadline twice.

Hargreaves Lansdown has given more time for a private equity consortium to firm up its £5.4bn offer for the company as its latest trading update revealed it had reached a record AUA of £155.3bn.