The government's Help To Buy scheme, designed to boost the housing market, creates "medium and long-term risks to the taxpayer", MPs have warned.

Researchers questioned 2,000 people about their perception of a happy retirement - finding that most of us long to retire by 63, with a three-bedroom home just 11 miles away from the rest of our family.

Why UK equity income sales are breaking records

The guidance guarantee will fuel demand for independent advice and will be a "huge opportunity" for advisers, pensions minister Steve Webb has said.

Auditors Baker Tilly are under investigation by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) following allegations of unethical conduct.

Pensions industry stalwart Billy Burrows has joined annuity broker Key Retirement Solutions as associate director.

Steve Webb has repeated his call to scrap the lifetime allowance on pension saving and introduce a flat-rate tax relief of 30% on contributions.

IFA Bradbury Hamilton has acquired Leeds-based SBB Consulting, in the firm's latest step to fulfill its ambition of becoming a national.

From IFA to provider and back again

Advisers should not feel pressured to produce monthly or even quarterly update reports for clients, according to management consultant Brett Davidson, who brands the practice "lunacy".