Some high net worth (HNW) individuals are failing to claim their 40-50% pensions tax relief because they do not know they must claim it themselves.

The Labour opposition should have come up with a solution to help women disproportionately hit by the rise in the state pension age (SPA) to 66 by 2020, pensions minister Steve Webb said.

Friends Life has announced some jobs may be at risk as it closes its Basingstoke office and consolidate its two Manchester offices by the end of 2012.

The government has so far resisted offering amendments to the Pensions Bill which would ease the lot of half a million women who will have to wait up to an extra two years for their state pension under current plans.

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has launched a consultation on how to tackle tax avoidance via unauthorized unit trusts (UUTs).

Pointon York now allows investors to hold carbon credits in its SIPP.

The FSA said it may look at ways to improve the standard of advice for products that meet care fees funding needs.

International advice firm Guardian Wealth Management has launched a legal services arm in partnership with Irwin Mitchell.

IFA firm Heath Lambert will trade as Gallagher Heath from today following its acquisition by insurance brokerage giant Gallagher & Co.

Advisers, providers and elderly charities welcomed the Dilnot report, but urged the government not to kick the recommendations into the long grass.