Regulation

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to cut the adviser guidance guarantee levy by 50% and has announced tougher standards on the bodies tasked with delivering guidance to the public.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has clarified its position on why certain retirees using standalone lump sums trigger a reduced annual allowance.

The government has dropped plans to fine savers who access defined contribution (DC) pots under changes announced in the Budget but fail to alert all their previous pension providers.

The Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) is in discussions with the regulator about drawing up a definitive list of possible conflict of interest scenarios that crop up during the advice and planning process.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has shut down a group of five pension liberation schemes that had taken more than £134m from more than 1,400 people.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has appointed Lesley Titcomb as chief executive.

Only a third of advisers are currently qualified to provide long term care advice despite growing interest from advisers in the area, the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has found.

Too many regulatory requirements around what charges need to be disclosed on investment and savings products make it difficult for advisers to assess and compare the cost of products, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) technical specialist Rory Percival...

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) expects to pay out £60m in claims against failed ARM bonds distributor Catalyst Investment Group this year.

The government expects some people to "make the wrong choices" and receive a worse outcome than under the existing system when changes designed to give retirees the power to do as they wish with their savings are rolled out in the spring, pensions minister...