Rapidly expanding wealth manager and Financial Planner Kingswood Holdings has warned that 2022 revenue is likely to be down 3.9% year on year to £143.6m.

The number of early retirees fell to 1.1m in the period November to January - down 7% in six months.

Platform and investment analyst Fundscape predicts that 2023 will be another tough year for platforms after a dismal 2022.

Expanding South Coast-based wealth manager and adviser firm Skerritts Group has acquired Horsham-based Financial Planner Mercier Allen & Associates.

Increasing the Lifetime Allowance (LTA) to £1.8m - a move predicted by some experts for tomorrow's Budget - could lead to a surge in business for financial advisers, a former Pensions Minister has predicted.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is expected to deliver a 'Back to Work' Budget at lunchtime today when he unveils his first Budget since becoming Chancellor.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt told MPs today in his Spring Budget that Britain should avoid a recession this year.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt shocked the pensions sector in his Budget today by announcing that he would 'scrap' the pensions Lifetime Allowance and increase the annual allowance from £40,000 to £60,000.

The annual ISA tax free savings allowance will be frozen at £20,000 for the 2023/24 tax year, according to Budget documents released today.

This is the full text of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget 2023 to the House of Commons today.