Hargreaves Lansdown

Fiona Murphy asks whether the flat rate state pension will go ahead.

TECH REVIEW

Hargreaves Lansdown is topping the FTSE 100 leaderboard for a second consecutive day of trading as the index starts the week in the black.

Former Hargreaves Lansdown investment manager Ben Yearsley has joined Charles Stanley to help spearhead the group's new direct-to-client investment service.

Direct-to-consumer platform giant Hargreaves Lansdown has called in external consultants to review its proposition and assess what technology could be added in future to enhance the service.

Hargreaves Lansdown is set to reveal a new pricing structure to reflect changes brought about by the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), as it reports new business slowed in the three months to 30 September compared with last year.

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Peter Hargreaves has criticised ministers for failing to shore up the economy, and omitting to "look in their own backyard" for solutions to the problem.

Hargreaves Lansdown recorded a 21% increase in profits in the year ended 30 June, driven by revenues from its Vantage platform.

Peter Hargreaves and Stephen Lansdown, the founders of Hargreaves Lansdown, are in line for dividend payouts of around £40m when the broker reveals its results this week, according to reports.