Hargreaves Lansdown

Peter Hargreaves is now the country's 47th richest person, with a fortune of more than £1.5bn, according to the 2013 Sunday Times Rich List.

Hargreaves Lansdown has topped the FTSE 100 index in early trading after reporting record levels of assets under administration in its quarterly results this morning.

In this week's quick fire Retirement Planner poll we ask: Given recent coverage of enhanced annuity commission charged on Hargreaves Lansdown's annuity search engine - how much commission is too much?

Hargreaves Lansdown has achieved record levels of assets under administration after attracting £4.7bn of new money in the three months to April.

Investment platforms are still slapping customers with excessive penalties in an attempt to discourage them from leaving.

Hargreaves Lansdown has launched the ‘UK's first free' enhanced annuity search engine.

Hargreaves Lansdown has thrown its weight behind an Investment Management Association (IMA) initiative urging groups to display total fund costs in a simpler, clearer manner.

Chancellor George Osborne is to bring forward the introduction of the flat-rate state pension and the cap on social care by a year.

Income is the dominant theme among investors at the moment, with the focus on UK equity income spreading to other areas including Asia and emerging markets, according to Adrian Lowcock, senior investment manager at Hargreaves Lansdown.

The government is ‘woefully underprepared' for the impact a rapidly ageing population will have on society and public services, a Lords Committee has warned.