Retirement

Advisers' hopes for the re-introduction of a long-stop on client complaints have suffered a blow after Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) chief Martin Wheatley suggested the regulator's investigation into the matter may have hit a roadblock.

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) wants the government to include references to the benefits of full financial advice in its at-retirement guidance guarantee.

Almost a third of UK adults do not know what changes to pensions were announced in the Budget or how they are affected, according to research.

Pensions minister Steve Webb said he was "astonished" when he learned of a claim by a former senior government adviser that the pension reforms were designed chiefly to bring forward the Treasury's tax income.

AXA Wealth International head of proposition Simon Willoughby on what the retirement market can learn from the Tour de France...

Total pension liabilities of FTSE 100 companies have risen from £515bn to £557bn in the last 12 months - an increase of £42bn, according to data.

In this week's quick fire Retirement Planner poll we ask: Have you seen increased demand for retirement advice post-Budget?

In this week's Retirement Planner news round-up we highlight five key stories you might have missed over the past seven days.

The government will unveil its plans for the at-retirement guidance guarantee next week, according to recently appointed older workers champion Ros Altmann.

Six surprising snippets from the FCA's latest consultation paper