National advice firm LEBC has posted a 43% increase in pre-tax profits for the last year, saying it had benefited from the "positive impact" of the incoming pension freedoms.

A financial adviser has left the Legal & General network after 25 years to enter into a partnership with Continuum, a growing advisory business backed by Caerus Capital.

A national advice firm has launched the final stage of its adviser development programme, designed to help advisers improve their client service and increase their revenue.

Provider Friends Life has set out its proposal for reform of the pension tax relief system to "introduce fairness" to the system and incentivise people to save.

This week's events, hires (and a joke)

The shareholders of Tavistock Investments have approved the firm's takeover of Standard Financial Group and its troubled adviser network Financial Ltd.

... that clients may call you about this week

The £1.25m lifetime cap on tax free pension savings will affect workers who retire on anything from £20,000 a year, meaning those who start to save early could face tax charges of 55% when they retire, according to new research.

Labour will carry out a comprehensive review of tax planning schemes, including the use of deeds of variation on wills, should the party get to power following the general elections, shadow chancellor Ed Balls has said.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has appointed eight law firms to form a new in-house panel, which it expects to manage the majority of its legal advice and representation.