Employment rates for people between 50 and 64 have fallen slightly, according to a report released by the Government, but many industry experts and leading Financial Planners expect this to be a 'blip.'

Investment platform consultancy the lang cat has recruited Tom McPhail, the high profile former Hargreaves Lansdown pension spokesman and head of policy, to be its new director of public affairs.

UK gross domestic product (GDP) rose 4.8% between April and June according to data released this morning by the Office for National Statistics.

A major consumer survey has found that nearly one in four people (24%) are only “just about getting by financially” post pandemic while 8% are struggling to manage.