The way in which payments are made in the UK is set to undergo a major overhaul in a bid to help stamp out rising financial fraud.

The government has confirmed next year's state pension will increase by 2.5% under the ‘triple lock guarantee’.

"In a free-market economy, anyone can make as much money as they want," emphasizes self-made millionaire Steve Siebold, who has also studied over 1,200 of the world's wealthiest people. That applies to 20-somethings.

Today we turn our attention to a metal which often passes without notice.

The government's announcement that pension automatic enrolment could be extended to include self-employed workers has been greeted positively by industry experts, with plenty of solutions already being suggested.

It can't be denied that the ISA sector has had a tough time of late, what with the base rate cut and the fallout that followed it, not to mention the launch of the Personal Savings Allowance earlier this year.

Chancellor Philip Hammond will deliver his first Autumn Statement later today. Here's everything we know so far

Home insurance costs are racing ahead of inflation with annual prices climbing 3.5% in the year to October.

Businesses and retailers are being urged to get ready for the new 12-sided £1 coin, which comes into circulation in March 2017.

Watch out for these State Pension blunders which could cost you thousands of pounds.