Nearly half of financial advisers are looking at taking further qualifications in the light of the sweeping Budget reforms to savings.

The ranks of Financial Planning firms joining a campaign to raise awareness of the profession are swelling.

Sales of individually underwritten annuities at Just Retirement have plummeted by 59% over the past year.

Hargreaves Lansdown's Wealth 150 list of tipped funds has been cut to 84 funds, the lowest in the Wealth 150's history.

The under fire Money Advice Service has reported "record numbers" of users – with over ten million contacts from customers in the first half of 2014/15.

More than a third of the population have less than one months' income saved, research has suggested.

The Bank Rate will still remain at 0.5%, it was announced this afternoon, with the record period of stability nearing the six year mark.

The Bank Rate has been kept at 0.5%, it was announced this afternoon, with the record period of stability nearing the six year mark.

The Bank Rate will be remaining at 0.5% after it was announced this afternoon that The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has voted to maintain it for another month.

Compensation to consumers who were clients of failed financial advisory firms has nearly reached £1bn.