The framework for an advice profession has been clearly established by the regulator and professional bodies, it is now up to advisers to make the leap, Rory Percival told delegates.

A focused advice market can and will develop off the back of the government mandated guidance guarantee, delegates at the Personal Finance Society (PFS) Conference heard.

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Professional support services provider Bankhall has joined forces with the Phil Billingham Partnership to launch an "intensive" business development programme.

The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) is trialling a financial capability tool to help prepare for its future role as a provider of free guidance to savers.

Demand for drawdown is likely to increase by a factor of five when retirement freedoms kick-in, causing a market ‘capacity crunch', Standard Life has warned.

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Legal & General (L&G) has reported record bulk annuity numbers which it said had "more than offset" a 61% drop in sales of traditional annuity policies since the Budget reforms were announced.

Demand for annuities climbed 10.5% in September despite tumbling rates, analysis from IRESS has found.