Cash-for-annuities could cost pensioners twice

The standards advice firms must meet to call themselves Chartered are set to get much tougher, as the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) embarks on a radical overhaul of the label.

Adrian Grace: Aegon's self-styled agitator CEO

Three quarters of advisers are using the wrong measures to compare fund costs, giving clients an inaccurate picture of the charges eating into their returns, according to research by Defaqto.

The next government should establish an independent pensions commission as soon as possible after the May general election, MPs have urged today.

Adviser firm Westminster Wealth Management has launched a dedicated divorce service to add to its financial planning business.

Risk vs return vs retirement: A new battle in the fight for income

A former IFA has been jailed for ten years for defrauding investors of at least £3.5m in what has been branded a "classic Ponzi scheme".

A former Legal & General (L&G) adviser faces jail after being found guilty of stealing nearly half a million pounds from an elderly couple.

Structured product sales strategies under the spotlight