Regulation

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) does not go far enough to protect consumers' interests when purchasing annuities, Fidelity has said.

SIPP provider Pointon York has taken itself off the market after a two-month sale process.

IFAs are positive about post- RDR developments but uneasy about the bottom line, an Aviva survey has revealed.

Labour has made a last attempt to stall the government's increase to the state pension age (SPA) in the very last stages of the Pensions Bill.

Plans to introduce a code of conduct forcing pension fund management fees to be disclosed to savers in a simple "pounds and pence" format may actually end up costing lower-paid members more, industry figures have warned.

The government can save £900m a year from public sector pensions without raising workers' contributions for two years, a lobbying group has argued.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) will not seek to redact the names of businesses when it makes public its final decisions following a client complaint.

Practicing financial advisers will not have to sit further examinations if the FSA increases the qualification standards for pension transfers.

Pensions minister Steve Webb has vowed short service refunds will not be part of the future pensions landscape, and warned employers not to factor them in when selecting a scheme.

A £650m government loan to set up the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) will be "unrecoverable" as the agreement allows the terms of the loan to be renegotiated, a lawyer said.