Total customer numbers at AJ Bell increased 282,619 over the last 12 months and 8% in the quarter, with total net inflows for the quarter of £1.2bn.

The Treasury has set out plans to revisit 2015 public sector reforms after the Court of Appeal ruled transitional protections provided to those within 10 years of retirement were discriminatory.

The industry has given a mixed review to news that Chancellor Rishi Sunak has asked The Office of Tax Simplification to carry out a review of Capital Gains Tax.

More than 8 in 10 (83%) Financial Planners support a reform of the money purchase annual allowance (MPAA) because of the Coronavirus pandemic, a new survey said.