Royal London new life and pensions business increased by more than 50% in Q1 this year, led by a strong performance from its pensions arm Scottish Life.

Anybody who advises a friend to take out an ISA or gives them a similar tax-saving tip risks a £5,000 fine, experts warned yesterday.

The FTSE has fallen steadily this afternoon as investors failed to take confidence in strong Q1 results from Barclays.

Politicians love using music to get their message across to the masses. But if X-Factor has taught us anything, it's not everyone should be trusted with picking the party music.

More than half of UK adults are creating secondary pensions savings and investments, as inadequate retirement pots create fear about living longer on less, Prudential research suggests.

The FSA has banned three mortgage brokers from working in regulated financial services and fined a fourth £17,500 for mortgage fraud and advice failings.

Re-linking pensions with earnings will not profit retirees as much as knowledge of the open market option (OMO), says Hargreaves Lansdown's Tom McPhail.

Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg are heading in different directions over the timetable and rate of a levy on Britain's banks.

SimplyBiz has appointed Paul Savage and Sophie Metcalf to investment consultancy roles in recently launched Verbatim Asset Management.

More than a quarter of providers believe they have no duty to tell customers about their retirement options, because the sole responsibility rests with advisers, research suggests.