Regulation

A BlackRock defined contribution (DC) saver has used pensions freedom to cash in a £300,000 pot despite warnings he would be hit by the 45% additional tax rate.

Our weekly heads-up on the stories that may have caught your clients' attention over the weekend...

Fraudsters targeting pension pots in the wake of freedom and choice reforms are increasingly linking their efforts to investment scams such as fine wines and overseas property, Citizens Advice has warned.

Clients insisting on going against their adviser's recommendations should be asked to put their instructions in writing to show they are aware of the risks, a compliance officer at support services provider SimplyBiz has suggested.

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The introduction of ‘safe harbour' legislation for financial advisers would be a welcome step towards rebalancing liability between advisers and clients, according to one stakeholder, after the government announced a major review looking at how advice...

Alastair Rush picks the areas he thinks the government's advice review should focus on...

Millions of "totally disenfranchised" savers could return to financial advice as a result of the government's wide-scale review, adviser Keith Churchouse has said.

A major review into consumer access to the financial advice market has been launched by HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).