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Defaqto has launched a pension ratings service for financial advisers which assesses the quality of service from providers.

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This week's events, hires (and a joke)

All this week's key events, hires and fires (plus a quick joke)

Financial products research firm Defaqto has hired former IFA and founder of trade body the IFA Centre Gill Cardy as an insight consultant in its wealth and protection team.

Pensions experts have called for the government to help savers access their pensions tax-free to fund long-term care.

Financial advisers are willing and able to break through the "perceived barriers" to at-retirement advice by inventing simpler offerings, chief executive of the Personal Finance Society (PFS) Keith Richards has said.

With the unprecedented Budget changes heralding new investment avenues for retirees, how can advisers pick the right solutions for their clients?

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.

Should we replace IMA sectors altogether?