Premature access to cash saved in a pension scheme threatens to defeat their purpose entirely, Aegon head of pensions development Rachel Vahey warns.

Most mortgage intermediaries are undeterred by the rise of the internet as a potential threat to their businesses over the next five years, research suggests.

Price beats product when considering which business protection policy to recommend, an adviser poll suggests.

BNP Paribas has announced it is making a "strategic push" into the UK IFA market by launching a range of products and services.

Bestinvest has revamped its senior management team with Mike Neumann rejoining the firm as director of investment management and Gordon Hull recruited as head of distribution.

Advisers' search for fresh income streams in the midst of the credit crunch has hit a wall, statistics released by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) suggest.

The FSA has banned broker Peter King and his firm New Forest Mortgage Company for trying to swindle £250,000 worth of commission payments from knowingly false life assurance policies.

October saw the biggest month-on-month fall in UK inflation since 1992, official statistics reveal.

Retirement savers are in the dark over annuity payouts, with one in five of those planning to retire within the next five years admitting they have no idea of the income they will receive from their company money purchase scheme.

A senior employee of HSBC Holdings, Europe's biggest bank, appeared in court on Monday charged with the murder of his wife.