Standard Life has proposed to cut 95 members of staff from its UK customer service department.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) will press ahead with plans to force pension providers and advisers to reveal the effect of adviser charging on pension plans at the point of sale.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) will conduct another consultation into SIPP charge disclosure after an industry backlash.

The amount drawn down from property via equity release plans rose to £261m in Q3 of 2011, from £256m in the same quarter last year.

Retirement Angels founder Alan Higham has written an open letter to pensions minister Steve Webb demanding pension reform that pushes people towards advice.

Consumers are likely to reject simplified advice and advice where they must pay a fee upfront, research from the Association of British Insurers suggests.

The Financial Services Authority's (FSA) proposal to base advisers' regulatory fees on income rather than size is a tax on success, Derek Bradley, chief executive of PanaceaIFA has said.

The news from Scottish Widows that 50% of women are now saving properly in pensions is welcome, but retirement equality is still a long way off.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed its opposition to advice as a solution to poor open market option (OMO) uptake.

A British man has been arrested in Australia accused of faking his own death so his wife could claim life insurance.