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Money being channelled through an insurer's platform into external funds under auto-enrolment (AE) could put members' pensions at risk if the fund provider went bust, Standard Life has warned.

AXA Wealth's long-term pension plan and onshore investment bond are Retail Distribution Review (RDR)-ready, offering advisers flexible charging options.

The FTSE 100 has added to recent gains in early trading this morning, raising the prospect of the index posting its largest weekly gain since last December.

IFAs formerly part of the Paradigm Financial Advisers network - which was last month bought by Caerus Capital - are hoping for a turnaround in service standards when the new ownership comes into force.

A financial adviser from Henley-on-Thames has been jailed for 14 months after giving false financial advice to an elderly woman.

Aviva has launched an additional two pension levels on its platform to sit alongside its current self-invested personal pension (SIPP) business.

More than two fifths (41%) of advisers believe that one of the main challenges to their preparedness for the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) is communicating the changes to clients, according to research released today.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has set out its proposals for the design of pensions minister Steve Webb's flagship defined ambition (DA) pension system.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) plans to increase the minimum capital held by self-invested personal pension (SIPP) providers from £5,000 to £20,000.

The government may need to compel people to undertake long-term savings because it cannot afford to support those who do not save adequately on their own, a think-tank report says.