The FSA has awarded around a fifth of its workforce a 10pc pay rise to compensate them for the regulator's decision to close its final salary scheme to existing members, according to The Telegraph.

Christine Hallett, former Pointon York CEO, has unveiled her new pensions business, which will offer a range of products including a Simple and Full SIPP.

Nucleus CEO David Ferguson assesses the future role of life companies in the wrap arena.

Resolution's proposed acquisition of Friends Provident could kick-start life industry consolidation in 12 months time, according to Friends CEO Trevor Matthews.

The Paraplanner.com in association with the Institute of Financial Planning(IFP) has launched the second Paraplanner of The Year awards.

Over the past few months, Mark Loosmore from technology consultancy AT8 has been reviewing adviser financial planning tools exclusively for Professional Adviser.

This week we asked the 250 advisers on our Professional Adviser panel for their opinions on the importance of renewal commission to an IFA business.

John Moret, director of sales and marketing at Suffolk Life, examines recent reports from the FSA concerning pension transfers and explains how the industry is likely to change

In an extract from their book 'Get the Adviser Advantage: How to Survive and Thrive in the New World of Retail Financial Services', Nick Bamford and Martin Bamford explain that while advice and products are currently packaged for remuneration purposes,...

Prudential UK's total APE sales for the first half of the year were down 14% to £376m with a strong showing for with-profit bonds and individual pensions offset by falls for individual annuities, offshore bonds and corporate pensions.