The £14.5bn Scottish Mortgage investment trust is expanding its marketing efforts in an attempt to reach new potential shareholders and narrow its lingering discount.

The drive for greater regulation of financial services after the Global Financial Crisis “may have gone too far” in seeking to eliminate risk-taking by banks, according to City minister Lucy Rigby.

Close to half (48%) of UK adults are against lowering the £20,000 Cash ISA annual allowance, according to research by AJ Bell.

The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a consultation into the introduction of a UK equity consolidated tape to increase capital investment and liquidity.

UK inflation rose by 3.6% in the 12 months to October 2025, down from 3.8% in September, strengthening the case for a further rate cut from the Bank of England next month.

Trading and investing platform eToro has become the latest player to enter the savings market as it expanded its partnership with Moneyfarm to launch a Cash ISA offering for UK customers.

Jupiter Fund Management has hired Nathan Bostock as chair of the company, effective from 1 April 2026, subject to regulatory approval.

The UK is at risk of sticking too closely to its fiscal rules and benchmarks to make any significant change, experts have cautioned.

As wildfires burn forests, floods destroy homes and storms hit infrastructure, the financial impact continues long after the skies clear.

Close to all investment firms (91%) have, or plan to implement in the next year, a formal diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) strategy.

A fixation on consumer risks associated with meme coins, non-fungible tokens and other “collectors’ items” by policymakers and regulators could hamper innovation, according to industry experts.

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