Regulation

Changes to death benefits: What does it mean for clients?

Is pension simplification yet another nail in the coffin of advice for less wealthy clients?

How the regulator is striving to bust myths about its rules

Chair of the Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP) Sue Lewis has told MPs she expects the emergence of "a lot of toxic products" in the retirement sector following the announcement of new pension freedoms in the Budget.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) expects the guidance guarantee to "help people understand the questions they should be asking", not offer choices for them, director of policy David Geale has told MPs.

Complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) about annuities and income drawdown products have seen an uptick the since the March Budget, new figures have shown.

P2P or not P2P: Do SIPPs and peer-to-peer lending mix?

Annuities will soon be protected 100% by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) if recent proposals by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) get adopted.

Almost three quarters of advisers want to be included on a Money Advice Service (MAS) directory for firms prepared to give retirement advice to those who have received free pensions 'guidance' under a government scheme, research suggests.

Blog: May you live in interesting (retirement) times