A new survey suggests that millions are deferring major life decisions such as retirement due to soaring living costs.

The Financial Ombudsman Service is to freeze its individual case fee at £750 for a third year as its strives to reduce the financial strain of its services on regulated firms.

The UK’s key financial regulators, the FCA, PRA and Treasury have today launched a sweeping review of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR).

Imminent cuts to CGT and dividend tax allowances could increase the attraction of SIPPs and ISAs because of the tax sheltering benefits they offer, a major platform has predicted.

The consumer complaints body the Financial Ombudsman Service is to increase its maximum compensation award from £375,000 to £415,00 from 1 April.