Scottish Life has altered the charging structure of Pension Portfoilo, its individual personal pension product, making it more competitive for larger pension funds.

The FSA has appointed current retail firms division director Sheila Nicoll to replace Dan Waters as head of retail policy.

A total of 70% of advisers believe using a single platform will not jeopardize their independent status but a quarter still need to be convinced, according to Defaqto's annual review of the UK platform and wrap market.

IFAs have hit back at Treasury Committee claims that advice given to clients with money deposited with Icelandic banks in the run-up to their collapse in October was not good quality.

Sesame is embarking on Mortgage Extra Live, its latest round of regional mortgage events for advisers, which will focus on business development and diversifying into new product areas.

Women working in the finance sector are earning up to 60% less than their male colleagues, an equalities report suggests.

The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) has added an IFA Team of The Year award to its private client awards ceremony.

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) is rolling-out a series of regional study groups to help its members prepare for the Diploma in Financial Planning exams.

The Isle of Man Treasury will today present a finalised Scheme of Arrangement (SoA) to the high court hearing into the collapsed Kaupthing Friedlander & Singer Isle of Man (KSFIOM) bank.

The Bank of England has kept interest rates at 0.5% today after six months of consecutive cuts.