Higher earners in Scotland will see a freeze on their income tax thresholds for the 2025/26 tax year at the same time as lower earners were given a 3.5% threshold increase in yesterday’s Scottish Budget.

A fifth (19%) of savers expect to be able to retire before the age of 60, according to a new report.

Platform provider Hargreaves Lansdown has launched a new online venture capital trust (VCT) investment service.

More than 50,000 power of attorney applications were rejected last year because of mistakes.

One in five (19%) people don’t know much they and their employer is contributing to their pension.

HMRC repaid £44.3m to savers who paid too much tax when first accessing their pension between 1 July and 30 September this year.

Rumours of a tax rise in the Budget have encouraged 16% of people to consider raiding their pension pots for tax-free cash, according to new research.

The acquisition of platform provider Hargreaves Lansdown by a private equity-led consortium has moved a step closer today as the scheme of arrangement was officially confirmed.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to scrap plans to introduce a British ISA, according to widespread reports first circulated in the Financial Times.

After several delays, platform provider Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) has today accepted a £5.4bn consortium offer for the company.