A pampered pooch whose eccentric owner bequeathed her $12m has died aged 12, ending one of the weirdest cases of contested inheritance ever.

Investment Management Association chairman Douglas Ferrans this week said the scale of recent investment failures, including Keydata, was on a par with the Barlow Clowes scandal of the 1980s.

Standard Life has appointed Paul Matthews as chief executive of its UK business.

The government has set a date for the second reading of the controversial Pensions Bill.

The Prime Minister has become embroiled in the row over raising the state pension age (SPA) for women.

True Potential is offering SIPP products from Pointon York, Intelligent Money and Suffolk Life on its wealth platform.

Mercer has added enhanced annuity terms to its workplace savings platform in partnership with the Open Market Annuity Service (OMAS).

Advisers have been left wondering where the next qualifying recognised overseas pension schemes (QROPS) scandal will come from after a series of clamp-downs by HMRC.

Stockbroker and investment managemer Charles Stanley has hit out at the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) and called for a different levying system after being hit with a £2.6m bill to compensate Keydata customers.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has written to price comparison websites urging them to ensure they comply with regulation.