A week or so after the Budget and I am still grappling with one of the most baffling and possibly vindictive moves I’ve ever seen in a Budget - the attack on pension savers using salary sacrifice.

The FCA is consulting with the industry on a proposal to reduce its fee for overdue or late regulatory returns from £250 to £100.

Investors withdrew £5bn from equity funds in October as concerns about the impact of Budget measures rose rapidly, according to Investment Association data.

Financial regulators, including the FCA, have today announced a package of measures to boost the growth of the mutuals sector.

An estimated 3.3m people using salary sacrifice to boost their pensions are set to be hit by the Budget cap on the process, according to new government data.

The Financial Conduct Authority has responded to calls from MPs to investigate the handling of information ahead of the Autumn Budget 2023 and whether it amounts to market abuse.

The FTSE 100 has returned 22.8% year-to-date including dividends, in the highest returns seen since the bounce back from the global financial crisis in 2009.

The FSCS has opened a probe into a Facebook-advertising 'socially conscious' alternative investment firm which has now gone into liquidation.

Assets under management held steady for investment manager Premier Miton at £10.3bn (2024: £10.7bn) despite net outflows for the year doubling for the year ended 30 September.

Advised platform customers rose 6% for AJ Bell to 182,000 (2024: 171,000) for the year ended 30 September.