The FCA, alongside the Bank of England and Prudential Regulation Authority, has published a joint discussion paper on the resilience of firms in the face of hackers and cyber-attacks.

The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee has voted 6-3 to maintain the Base Rate at 0.5% this month.

The main Consumer Prices Index stayed unchanged in May at 2.4% but CPIH (CPI including owner occupiers’ housing costs) rose from 2.2% in April to 2.3%.

New research from wealth management and Financial Planning group Tilney has revealed that most people remain in the dark about what to do with their pensions on retirement but most still want the ‘certainty’ of an annuity-style income.