The Financial Conduct Authority has banned big spending Colette Chiesa and husband Mr John Chiesa from working in financial services for integrity failings after their firm collapsed and they “misled” a trustee about their wealth.

The Treasury says that a swathe of new tax measures due to kick in from the start of the new tax year on Thursday 6 April will provide a Spring ‘pay bump’ for millions of taxpayers.

More than four in ten (44%) Scottish savers squirrel away more now than two years ago, compared to a national average of 41% but one in five (21%) are saving only for the short term, while just 16% are focusing on the longer-term future.

A hostage negotiator and the founder of platform wrap Nucleus are on the top billing for a Financial Planning conference in Scotland starting today.