Retirement

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is to compensate self-invested personal pension (SIPP) claimants for losses in the value of their investments in three schemes, including Harlequin Hotels and Resorts.

Provider Friends Life has set out its proposal for reform of the pension tax relief system to "introduce fairness" to the system and incentivise people to save.

This week's events, hires (and a joke)

Retirees will have little comeback if they receive poor guidance outside of the Treasury's Pension Wise service, lawyers have warned.

More pictures from the Professional Adviser Awards 2015

Lasting power of attorney: Everything you need to know

All the pictures from the night (part one)

... that clients may call you about this week

The £1.25m lifetime cap on tax free pension savings will affect workers who retire on anything from £20,000 a year, meaning those who start to save early could face tax charges of 55% when they retire, according to new research.

Carbon Financial Partners took home the inaugural Adviser Firm of the Year (UK) trophy at the 2015 Professional Adviser Awards, which recognises excellence across adviser firms, providers, platforms and asset managers.