I must confess to being just a little baffled about the long-term direction of the government’s tax raising strategy, although it is clear that the tax take is going upwards.

In contrast to the damp squib of a Spring Statement earlier this week (what was the point?), there was better news this week about the rise of female investors.

I have never been the biggest fan of the House of Lords (an unelected second chamber doesn’t sound very twenty first century to me) but I cheered this week when their noble Lords took a closer look at the Pensions Bill and decided a £2,000 salary sacrifice cap, as the Government wants, was a pretty bad idea.

Wealth manager and Financial Planner Rathbones says pre-tax profits in 2025 were up an impressive 53.5% to £152.9m.

Retirement specialist Just Group has reported a 39% slump in underlying operating profit in 2025 to £305m (2024: £504m).

Dorset financial services and Financial Planning firm Ward Goodman has acquired local chartered accountant Graham Latham as it plots regional expansion.

The FCA has cancelled the Part 4A regulatory permissions of Brian W Harrison Ltd (FRN 304682), a financial adviser firm based in Hampshire.

Women paid more into their pensions than men in January at one provider for only the second time, driven mainly by women aged 40 to 49, according to a new study.

Lord Deben is to step down as chairman of wealth management association PIMFA in March after nine years at the helm.

Aberdeen Investments has joined a growing chorus of calls for investment trusts to be included in the Pension Schemes Bill.