A new survey has found that more than three in five people feel "stressed" thinking about their retirement - with the figure soaring to almost three quarters of 25–34-year-olds.

British workers are saving less for retirement than European counterparts with a third saying they cannot afford to put more into pension savings, according to new research.

The reversal of April’s 1.25% increase in National Insurance rates for employees and employers took effect from Sunday 6 November.

Acquisitive Financial Planning group Perspective has completed its tenth acquisition of the year with the purchase of Goldwyns Wealth Management in Southend-on-Sea, Essex for an undisclosed sum.

Wealth manager and Financial Planner Evelyn Partners, formerly Tilney Smith & Williamson, has reported a sharp rise in group operating income in the third quarter due to strong new business inflows.

Investors pulled out £7.6 billion from funds in September, the eighth month of net retail outflows this year.

The FCA intervened on a record 4,151 financial promotions between July and September this year, the highest quarterly number since it started publishing the data.

Nearly eight out of 10 clients (79%) of a leading Chartered Financial Planner firm say that taking advice from a Chartered Planner is “essential” to their financial decision-making.

Seven financial providers have paid £12m in compensation to nearly 60,000 customers after the FCA intervened over the treatment of hard-pressed borrowers.

Acquisitive Financial Planning and wealth management firm Kingswood has acquired Lincoln-based Chartered Financial Planner JCH Investment Management for £3.5m.