The Financial Advice Market Review will examine how access to advice can be improved
In the week the government launched a major review of the financial advice market, Professional Adviser looks at the impact the Tories have had on the sector in their first 90 days in power...
A major review into consumer access to the financial advice market has been launched by HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out the criteria on which it decides whether to refer a firm to enforcement, recognising the option is "expensive and resource-intensive" and should be used with discretion.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is to hold regular stakeholder forums to help clarify and develop the rules surrounding EIS, SEIS and VCT schemes.
High earners have had the tax relief on their pension contributions cut in today's Summer Budget.
The Treasury will net an extra £700m in tax this year as a result of the pensions freedom and choice reforms, Hargreaves Lansdown has projected.
Guidance guarantee providers will be liable for redress in the event of a consumer complaint about Pension Wise, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said.
Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) director general Chris Hannant and former Association of British Insurers (ABI) boss Otto Thoresen have been named on a panel tasked with helping shape the future of the Money Advice Service (MAS)....
The government does not intend to permit those wishing to cash in their annuities to sell them back to their existing provider, it has announced.