Britain’s biggest banks axed or scaled back investment services following a clean-up of the financial industry that banned cosy backdoor commission deals four years ago. But now most banks are bringing back or expanding investment options for customers under the simpler, more transparent regime that has operated following the overhaul. …

Lifetime Isas allow under-40s to save for a home and retirement at once, and the Government is offering free top-ups worth up to £32,000 if you max out your fund during your younger to middle-aged years. That sounds like a big giveaway, but these Isas have sparked a barrage of …

On the stock market, it can sometimes pay to be ‘greedy when others are fearful’ – so go the famous words of Warren Buffett, the octogenarian chairman of US conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway and one of the world’s most famous investors. Fearful is exactly what many investors and business executives are …