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The Society of Pension Professionals has warned that millions risk a retirement shortfall because UK policy treats pensions and housing separately. The paper, titled Home Truths: Rethinking Retirement Wealth, highlights a critical structural mismatch in the UK economy.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) hopes changes to its IPO rules will make listing on the Stock Market a more appealing prospect for companies. The changes, which are the culmination of a lengthy consultation process, are designed to allow the UK listings market to compete more effectively with

Transaction reporting requirements become smarter, simpler and more proportionate under new rules from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a package of reforms designed to improve transparency, strengthen access to market-wide information and support confidence in UK equity markets.

Steven Mearns, director of TaxAssist Accountants, and Kris Urquhart, director of Brimmond Financial Planning, have teamed up to lodge plans for a £2 million commercial development in Westhill.

Grandparents planning to provide regular financial support to their grandchildren may need tens of thousands of pounds more in pension savings to avoid compromising their own retirement, according to new analysis from Skipton Building Society.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published its 2026 Annual Review of Audit Quality, concluding that while audit quality continues to improve across the UK market, significant differences remain between firms. The report highlights the importance of firms' Systems of Quality Management (SoQM

Edinburgh-based financial planning firm Seven Street Wealth has announced a long-term succession plan after increasing turnover by 40% and expanding its team in the three years since completing a management buyout. The independent wealth management business, which advises individuals, families, trus

PwC has been fined more than £3.2 million after the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) found serious failings in its audits of defence contractor Babcock International Group.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves used her annual Mansion House speech in London last night to set out a new Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy, pledging to move the UK away from "risk-averse regulation" and towards what she called "regulating for growth". The centrepiece of the announcem

Former Virgin Money chief executive Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia has been named as the government's preferred candidate to chair the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), placing one of the UK's best-known banking figures at the helm of the accounting watchdog. The chartered accountant, who led Virgin Money

Many pension savers approaching retirement lack the confidence to make key financial decisions, with fears of making costly mistakes leading some to delay accessing their savings, according to new research from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

New research by Wealth Club, the non-advised investment service for high-net-worth individuals, reveals wealth managers and independent financial advisers increasingly agree that exposure to private markets is now a necessity for retail and HNW investors seeking to capture a broader spectrum of gro

Women are more likely to be worried about affording everyday outgoings over the next 12 months as day-to-day financial pressures threaten long-term savings and investments, new research from Scottish Friendly reveals. The mutual’s latest Family Finance Tracker research shows that 71% of women

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing changes to listing rules for investment trusts which will strengthening shareholder protections. The suggested reforms come in the wake of Saba Capital’s successful ousting of the board of Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust in April, replaci