IFAs have highlighted the dangers to investors of placing part of their SIPP in off-plan overseas hotel developments, arguing the advice process is blighted by unfair commission charges, a lack of due diligence and transparency concerns.

David Cameron faced accusations during Prime Minister's questions today from a Conservative MP over the negative effect auto-enrolment into pensions will have on small businesses.

The government's new national pension scheme has an unbalanced investment remit that will "disappoint" savers, advisers say.

Total life and pensions new business across Royal London increased 26% to £2.3bn in the nine months to the end of September.

DeAnne Julius, former Bank of England policymaker, and Sir John Gieve, ex-deputy Governor at the Bank have openly opposed another round of quantitative easing.

The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) new guidance for members shopping around for retirement products is ‘still not enough', according to Tom McPhail, head of pensions research at Hargreaves Lansdown.

Former Prudential UK chief executive Nick Prettejohn has joined Legal & General (L&G) as a non-executive director.

Over 90% of advisers say a lack of information from the government prevents them fully understanding the relationship between state benefits and equity release, Safe Home Income Plans (SHIP) says.

MetLife Europe will launch a suite of new products this year and next on the back of its acquisition today of American Life Insurance Company (Alico).

The majority of Britons intend to remain in their current homes for the rest of their lives, according to Friends Provident research.