The State Pension gender gap has narrowed to less than £5 per week for those claiming the new state pension, new government figures show.

Investor confidence is back on the up as economists and investors predict that the worst of the inflationary period is behind us, according to the latest HL Investor Confidence Index.

The UK economy surprised economists by growing by 0.2% in the second quarter of the year and showed a much better than expected performance in June.

The latest direct platform data shows that the investment platform market is ripe for consolidation, according to Fundscape.