One in ten people have no cash savings at all, and another 21% have less than £1,000 to draw on in an emergency.

Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland see strongest annual price growth.

Three new categories have launched this year to help the Awards reach an even wider group of women and businesses.

The series covers financial planning, inheritance tax, investing, pensions, and retirement income.

In H2 2024 the total amount of redress was £236m.

The move is expected to affect approximately 780,000 people in its first wave.

22% of clients live more than an hour away from their adviser.

Financial advice firms fully embracing technology generated per adviser 119% more recurring revenue, 105% more revenue, and serviced 39% more clients than their low adoption peers.

New Consumer Duty dashboards and an enhanced Health Fact Find have launched as part of the updates.

Two, three, and five-year products have seen rates reduced.