One might have thought, in the grand scheme of economic stewardship, that a Chancellor of the Exchequer would seek advice from a diverse...

It is a curious phenomenon that financial planning, as it is so often peddled by the industry, begins and ends with pensions. The...

Once again, the pensions industry finds itself wringing its hands, lamenting the woes of retirees who dared to withdraw their own money...

By Steve Conley One might have presumed that the Financial Ombudsman Service, long regarded as a sanctuary of stability in an otherwise...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that turkeys do not vote for Christmas. And here we are as an example, it appears that Sir Keir...

First, they take a scalpel to winter fuel allowances, subjecting them to the ignominy of means-testing. Then, they toy with the notion of...

It would seem that the lessons of history are, once again, deemed surplus to requirements. In a display of almost admirable...

It is a peculiarity of the British financial industry that those who purport to offer sage financial counsel are often the very same...

Today marks the closure of the consultation on the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) latest brainchild: ‘targeted support.’ Under this...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has placed a reckless wager, casting her lot with City bankers and their gilded coffers, rather than the...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has determined that the most effective way to manage its legal and reputational risks is to...

It is a truth universally unacknowledged—at least by the financial establishment—that registration with the Financial Conduct Authority...

Days after the unceremonious departure of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) CEO, Abby Thomas—who dared to resist the government's...

If one were to pen a letter to Father Christmas listing the most audacious political gifts imaginable, a wholesale regulatory retreat in...

Well, that didn’t take long, did it? Just days after the abrupt departure of Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) CEO Abby Thomas, the...

The revolving door of financial oversight spins again. Abby Thomas, the chief executive of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), has...

The Bank of England has revised down its already lacklustre growth forecast, slashing expectations for 2025 from 1.5% to a dismal 0.75%....

It’s like they’re ordering off a menu. First, they demanded a bite out of pensions. Now, the City’s well-heeled financiers have turned...

Ah, GDP. That magical number governments love to flaunt as a badge of success, regardless of whether people can afford their weekly shop...

In yet another dazzling display of bureaucratic evasion, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has masterfully sidestepped accountability...