Goldman Sachs’ new online bank Marcus is launching its first savings account in the UK with a market-beating 1.5% on offer.

Chancellor Philip Hammond confirmed today that his next Budget will take place on Monday 29 October.

Four directors of companies involved in the transfer of £57m of pension pots - much of it into SIPPs - have been banned for a combined 34 years following an Insolvency Service investigation.

With six months to go until Brexit, financial advisers have been surveyed on their key priorities for the future with most keen to see initiatives to help clients with pensions and social care costs at the top of the agenda.

The FCA is testing a search function on its well-used official FCA Register which allows consumers to search for a firm of advisers near them.

Wealth manager and Financial Planner Brewin Dolphin is re-locating its Bournemouth office to a new office in Winchester city centre.

Wealth manager and Financial Planner AFH has used its latest acquisition to launch a new division - AFH Private Wealth.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has begun paying compensation to the 17,500 of clients of the failed discretionary fund manager Beaufort.

Investment provider Hargreaves Lansdown has issued a correction to the London Stock Exchange on the £2.5m remuneration package for its chief executive Chris Hill which was incorrectly reported in its annual accounts.

The CISI is calling on its Financial Planning members to get involved in World Financial Planning Day on Wednesday 3 October and UK Financial Planning Week from 3-10 October.