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Industry stalwart Gareth Marr - one time chief executive of national IFA firm Origen - is leaving advice after a 30 year career due to ill health.

The at-retirement market presents significant growth opportunities for advisers and providers according to research from Dunstan Thomas.

Troubled property firm Brandeaux is to wind up six of its long-suspended property funds following calls from investors wanting to exit the vehicles.

Hargreaves Lansdown is to unveil its long-awaited unbundled pricing model on 15 January.

Advisers have just a few days left to be part of the launch of a free consumer directory of retirement specialists before the site goes live on Monday.

Treasury committee chairman Andrew Tyrie has called on the regulator to scrap the "fundamentally flawed" approved persons regime for advisers and instead align the sector with the new standards being brought in for the banking industry.

A Conservative MP has warned annuities could become the next financial services mis-selling scandal without an urgent and radical overhaul.

Government plans to increase spending on state pensions have been criticised as "unaffordable and irresponsible" in a report by a free market think tank.

In this week's quick-fire poll we ask: Should consumers be able to switch annuities as pension minister Steve Webb has advocated?

Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pensions stories this week.