Protection

In this week's Retirement Planner quick fire poll we ask: Do you think the gap in long-term care funding could be filled by the removal of pensioner tax breaks and benefits?

Pension tax treatment is "hard to justify" and could generate the necessary revenue for long-term care reform according to research.

Money Advice Service (MAS) chairmn Gerard Lemos has defended the organisation against the torrent of criticism it has received, insisting it is "crap".

Lord Turner, the chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), has admitted the £350,000 remuneration package offered to Money Advice Service (MAS) chief executive Tony Hobman was "a bit too high".

An MP has branded the Money Advice Service (MAS) as a 'playground bully' for its disruptive influence on the industry and the delivery of debt advice.

More than half of insurers are preparing to change the way they calculate regulatory capital as Solvency II approaches, Deloitte has said.

PruProtect will be offering 30% free life cover free for new Serious Illness Cover plan policyholders and has re-priced its income protection product.

The executive team at the Financial Services Authority (FSA) shared out more than £300,000 in bonuses in the 15 months to the end of March, although chief executive Hector Sants handed his to charity.

Aegon is set to tell investors and analysts that it aims to double the percentage of sales it makes directly to customers (D2C) to about a third by 2015, according to reports.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has expressed concerns about provider preparedness for changes set to be introduced following the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).