Chancellor Philip Hammond MP has doubled the annual investment limit for Enterprise Investment Schemes from £1m to £2m, as long as those schemes are hi-tech ‘knowledge-intensive companies.’

One of the most surprising and significant tax cutting moves in today’s Budget by Chancellor Philip Hammond was his decision to help younger house buyers by axing stamp duty on the first £300,000 of purchase price.

Chancellor Philip Hammond froze the annual subscription limit on ISAs at £20,000 in his Budget today after several years of rises.

Here is the Chancellor's speech delivered in the House of Commons today for his November 2017 Budget. The speech lasted just over 1 hour.

The Financial Conduct Authority has fined Paul Walter, a former Bank of America Merrill Lynch International Limited (BAML) bond trader, £60,090 for “engaging in market abuse.”

The FPSB, the global body for setting Certified Financial Planner standards, has elected Cary List CFP, President and CEO of Canada’s Financial Planning professional body, to serve as FPSB Council chairperson in 2018.

Chartered Financial Planner Amyr Rocha-Lima has joined Holland Hahn & Wills, a Financial Planner and wealth manager based in Hampton Wick, Surrey.

FCA statistics reveal that the number of enforcement cases opened by the FCA has more than doubled from 2014 to 2017 from 105 to 230, according to a Freedom of Information request by a law firm.

Southport-based Ludlow Wealth Management has acquired the two-office Scottish Financial Planner Whyte Sharp as it looks to expand in Scotland and nationally.

Key Retirement is linking up with live-in care provider Elder to increase the range of options for financial advisers supporting retired clients.