This week's events, hires (and a joke)
A Labour government would further reform the retirement market so pension providers "put savers first", the party has said in its manifesto.
TISA, the British Bankers Association (BBA) and the British Societies Association (BSA) have published guidelines explaining how ISAs can be passed on tax free upon death.
JP Morgan's multi-management team has moved money out of equities as it turns from bullish to neutral on risk assets for the first time.
Just Retirement has launched a simplified advice service for providers to offer to their clients at the point of retirement.
Conservative party plans to remove family homes worth up to £1m from inheritance tax (IHT) will be paid for by cutting pension tax relief for those earning over £150,000.
More than a hundred thousand Natwest and Royal Bank of Scotland customers are being automatically switched into current accounts with much higher overdraft charges.
The Labour party has announced it will go further than the Conservatives in tackling tax avoidance.
The Green party has announced it will push to increase the top rate of tax to 60p in the pound if it gains influence in the General Election.