EBTs

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.

Adair Turner has said one of the major flaws in the regulatory structure which failed to avert the financial crisis in the UK was that the Financial Services Authority (FSA) "was asked to do too much".

John Lawson, head of pensions policy at Standard Life, is to join rival Aviva in the New Year as head of policy, corporate benefits.

GEARED RETURNS

Firms' failures to rectify mistakes has been a key factor in the rise of claims management companies (CMCs), Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) chief executive Natalie Ceeney said.

The Conservative government will not introduce a 'wealth' or 'mansion' tax on the rich, but will step up its pursuit of those who are not paying the taxes they should, Chancellor George Osborne said today.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

FIVE THINGS

Proposals on changes to the calculation of the retail prices index (RPI) may harm pension funds, savers and investors, experts have claimed.