Women working in UK financial services are earning nearly £30,000 less than men, with the hourly gender pay gap widening to 25%.

Nearly three quarters (74%) of IFAs reckon providers need new ways to engage younger generations, according to a new study.

The Government has published an amendment to the Pension Scheme Bill to limit the extent to which it can ‘mandate’ how defined contribution pension schemes invest.

Targeted Support has arrived this week as planned and it has only taken a few days for two major companies, Royal London and Quilter, to join the fray. Many more will follow.

The Consumer Duty was introduced on 31 July 2023 and it’s fair to say it has shaken up the financial services sector and driven improvements in consumer protection - but is it having the full effect intended?

More than 800,000 pension savers tried to trace an estimated £31bn in ‘lost pensions’ in 2025, according to a Freedom of Information request.

Evelyn Partners has hired Financial Planner Emma Arnold from Aberdeen to be a new business development manager for the North West as it aims to boost its coverage in the region. 

NS&I has put its Green Savings Bonds back on sale with issue 8 offering a three year fixed-rate of 3.82% gross/AER, an increase on the previous rate offered.

ISA investors piled into global tracker funds and US equities in a last-minute push to maximise tax-year allowances at the start of April, according to Hargreaves Lansdown.

The direction of travel in the advice sector is becoming evident as we move away from a single, comprehensive advice model towards a more segmented, multi-layered ecosystem of support, writes Tom Nelson of advice business Lifetime Financial Management.