Inheritance tax receipts climbed £200m rising 5.7% in the three months to the end of August, new HMRC data published today revealed.

The House of Lords Finance Bill Sub-Committee has begun a consideration of government proposals to impose inheritance tax on pensions on death.

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to hold its base rate at 4% today, in a widely expected move.

Royal London and Aviva continued to hold their positions as the most recommended personal pension and SIPP providers by advisers in the first half of this year.

Cash ISA subscriptions rose by 67% to £69.5bn in the 2023/24 tax year, according to new figures released today by HMRC.

Financial advice partnership True Potential Wealth Management has reported losses of £242m for 2024, from a £9m profit in 2023, according to accounts posted with Companies House this week.

Operating losses tripled for the Personal Finance Society in 2024 to £1.45m, according to annual accounts filed with Companies House.

Three in five (60%) of UK savers avoid investing because the see it as ‘too risky’, according to a new report.

A third (32%) of UK savers expect to need an inheritance to have enough income to live on in retirement.

Tweed Wealth Management has acquired Edinburgh-based The James Boyd Practice for an undisclosed sum in its sixth acquisition in seven years.