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With news that one in five complaints received by the Pensions Ombudsman are attributed to pension transfers and that this number has doubled since 2007-08, it means that yet again the issues surrounding what constitutes sensible pension advice have come...

For as long as I can remember - which is longer than some might think - our industry has been heavily regulated.

One of the outcomes that the FSA is trying to achieve with the RDR is to have remuneration arrangements that allow competitive forces to work in favour of consumers.

The recent death of Michael Jackson started me thinking about other famous people who have died prematurely, a bit morbid I know!

Considering the Government's focus on getting employees back to work, there's some irony to the recent ruling that what workers really need when they return from long term absence is a holiday!

The origin of the saying ‘united we stand, divided we fall' is variously attributed to Aesop's fable of the Four Oxen and the Lion; John Dickinson's revolutionary war song The Liberty Song, first published in the Boston Gazette in 1768 or, more commonly,...

Whilst watching Wimbledon it occurred to me how many technological advancements there have been to enhance the game of tennis and our enjoyment of the tournament.

Following Skandia's u-turn on platform-to-platform re-registration I will forever remember June 2009 as the month in which some real clarity emerged.

The initial reaction to the Chancellor's announcement of a relatively tame and limited package of reforms of financial regulation has to be that the most significant aspect is actually the Tories' response.

Did anyone think the Twenty20 world cup in cricket was a bit like having a penalties only World Cup in football?