More than 1.7million over 55s could miss out on the upcoming increased nil-rate inheritance tax band, a report has warned.

The Chancellor has come under fire again today over another of his Budget proposals, as critics attack his “wholly ill-conceived and utterly misguided thinking on QROPS”.

Financial Planning-led investment management firm AFH Financial Group has set out plans to raise up to £10million to fund more takeovers.

The Office for National Statistics has released details of suicides by occupation, showing that 52 people describing themselves as finance and investment analysts and advisers took their own lives between 2011 and 2015.

Simon Chamberlain, the chief executive of Succession Group, has died aged 51.

Former Chancellor George Osborne is the shock successor as editor of the Evening Standard, it emerged this morning.

Three Financial Planners and a senior university lecturer have joined forces to pen a personal finance book for students and young people.

An IFA firm has hosted a regional Financial Planning event to bring “leading financial minds” together to help businesses and individuals.

The Bank of England has held its base rate at 0.25%, it announced at midday.

A pensions mis-buying crisis is looming unless there is further action to increase the take up of advice, LV= is warning.