Regulation

Probability and the 4% rule: How to ensure your clients retire 'safely'

A report by think-tank New Financial has suggested fund manager pay may overtake that of investment bankers by 2016, following a sharp rise since the financial crisis.

Retirees will have little comeback if they receive poor guidance outside of the Treasury's Pension Wise service, lawyers have warned.

Labour will carry out a comprehensive review of tax planning schemes, including the use of deeds of variation on wills, should the party get to power following the general elections, shadow chancellor Ed Balls has said.

Advisers and paraplanners should avoid using suitability reports pre-filled with templated objectives, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) technical specialist Rory Percival has said.

Adviser firm consolidator Attivo Group has acquired Reading-based IFA Sanderson Financial Consulting for an undisclosed sum - the first of what it hopes will be 12 purchases in 2015.

David Ferguson on Standard Life's move into advice

An IFA and the directors of banking giants Goldman Sachs and Lloyds will head up the panels that raise the industry's voice on policy making to the ear of the regulator.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has appointed eight law firms to form a new in-house panel, which it expects to manage the majority of its legal advice and representation.

The unavoidable challenges facing simplified advice