Regulation

The Treasury is to establish a dedicated guidance guarantee operation for face-to-face meetings separate from The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS), Michelle Cracknell has said.

Simplified advice should not be restricted to those who have cleared their debts and had other ‘priority needs' met if the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is serious about closing the advice gap, according to a law firm.

Money Advice Service (MAS) chief executive Caroline Rookes did "not intend" to put the ethics of financial advisers in question, the service said following a raft of criticism from the industry.

Pensions campaigner Ros Altmann is leading calls for a ban on automatic annuity purchases.

Guidance guarantee levy plans will hit advisers ‘disproportionately' hard and in turn increase costs for consumers, according to the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA).

Just Retirement has posted full year underlying pre-tax operating profits of £97m, 3% lower than last year.

Claire Trott takes a closer look at the intricacies of Budget reforms

Here we go again… What did we learn from the third SIPP thematic review?

MPs have launched an inquiry into the progress of auto-enrolment after the shock changes to the pension system announced in the Budget.

Pension providers that "cream off profits" and withdraw from the auto-enrolment (AE) market just as small and medium-sized employers (SMEs) stage should be fined, Defaqto says.