Total FinTech investment in the UK reached $1.4bn (£1.07bn) in the second quarter of 2017, according to new research by KPMG.

The average self-employed person in the UK is falling far behind their full-time counterparts in terms of earnings, pensions, and insurance provision.

The number of workers aged over 50 in the UK economy grew by 230,000 between the first quarter of 2016 and the first three months of this year.

The Bank of England (BoE) has downgraded its forecast for UK economic growth for 2017 from 1.9% to 1.7%, following a disappointing first half to the year.

Recruitment in the UK’s service sector last month increased at the fasted pace recorded since January 2016, according to the latest IHS Markit/CIPS UK Services PMI survey.

Accidental cyber breaches caused by employee error or third party suppliers accounted for almost a third of the total breaches recorded in the first six months of 2017.

Approximately 1.1 million women in their early 60s are £32 worse off each week as a result of increases to the state pension age at the start of the decade.

The global health costs associated with fossil fuels are over six times greater than the amount governments pay subsidising carbon-intensive energy sources.

Approximately 320,000 UK homeowners aged 51-65 are planning to pay-off home loans using money from their pension, according to research from Just.

UK drivers opting for electric cars are paying an average of 45% more to insure their vehicle than other motorists, according to research by comparethemarket.com.