Markets are pricing in the Bank of England keeping the base rate low, or even cutting it further, throughout 2021 despite the roll out of Coronavirus vaccines and the emergence of a Brexit deal, according to AJ Bell.

Wealth manager Mattioli Woods has appointed David Kiddie, Edward Knapp and Martin Reason as independent non-executive directors.

UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced new lockdown grants to retail, hospitality and leisure businesses and made a further £594m available for Local Authorities to support other businesses not eligible for the grants but affected by the restrictions.

Divorce was the second biggest cause of a derailment of retirement plans according to the Great British Retirement Survey, but financial advice is often not taken during divorce proceedings.

Lindsay Hudson is to join Aegon Asset Management as head of inclusion and diversity from Invesco where she has worked since 2015.

Only one in three financial advisers use cashflow modelling tools with all clients and less than half use it at lifetime 'milestone' moments.

Focus Financial Partners, a leading US wealth advisory firm, has acquired Cheshire-based Watterson Financial Planning.

Newton Investment Management, part of BNY Mellon Investment Management, has appointed former Aviva Investors CEO Euan Munro as its new chief executive.

Nearly 6 in 10 respondents (59%) to the FCA’s Coronavirus Financial Resilience Survey expect the pandemic to hit their income, with most expecting a drop of up to 25%.

The Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) has extended its remote exam testing sessions to all its UK and international students sitting level 3 and 4 MCQ exams.