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While the amount of flexibility available in pensions has increased since the Budget is there room for more? Neil MacGillivray looks to the ISA world for inspiration.

In this week's Retirement Planner news round-up we highlight five key stories you might have missed over the past seven days.

Have you missed this week's pensions news? Here's Retirement Planner's round-up of the top five stories this week.

Hargreaves Lansdown has outlined five amendments to the rules surrounding ISAs ahead of the March Budget which it said could help boost saving and investment.

Investment advisers may contribute almost £15m towards the day-to-day running of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) in 2014-2015.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) plans to freeze the levy it collects from firms and cut its budget by 20% over the coming year.

Caroline Rookes, the chief executive of the Money Advice Service (MAS), has hit back at critics of the organisation, saying the MAS is now delivering a "very effective" service and does not "step on the toes" of financial advisers.

The industry-funded Money Advice Service (MAS) has ignored calls by MPs to cut its marketing budget, saying it needs the multi-million pound pot to "encourage people to take action" on financial matters.

MPs have called on the Chancellor to return to giving just one Budget statement a year.

The UK Chancellor's 2011 Budget speech was set against a backdrop of very tight finances, a spluttering recovery and rising inflation.