Regulation

Is focused advice a viable option?

The Bank of England (BoE) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have appointed Antony Townsend as Complaints Commissioner, replacing Sir Anthony Holland whose term of office ends this month after almost a decade.

Annuity provider Just Retirement has launched a one-year version of its fixed-term annuity in response to the far-reaching changes affecting drawdown announced at last month's Budget.

Tax relief on pensions should be replaced by a Treasury contribution of 50p per £1 saved, argues a radical report by Michael Johnson for influential think tank the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS).

Transfer failings: What went wrong at 'deficient' 1 Stop Financial Services

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned two men from working in the industry for orchestrating unsuitable self-invested personal pension (SIPP) switches.

How advisers can help deliver Osborne’s retirement ‘guidance guarantee’

How to explain fees to clients

Many trust-based DC pension schemes already offer more than the ‘guidance guarantee' to their members and are worried about being forced to ‘dumb down' standards, according to the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).

Financial advisory businesses will be invited to play central roles in providing information, guidance and advice to retirees following the far-reaching changes announced at Budget 2014, under plans being devised by the Personal Finance Society (PFS)....