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Hargreaves Lansdown is set to reveal a new pricing structure to reflect changes brought about by the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), as it reports new business slowed in the three months to 30 September compared with last year.

More than half a million low-paid workers could lose out on thousands of pounds in employer pension contributions if the government increases the auto-enrolment earning trigger, unions have claimed.

Adair Turner has said one of the major flaws in the regulatory structure which failed to avert the financial crisis in the UK was that the Financial Services Authority (FSA) "was asked to do too much".

Standard Life says its five-year distribution deal with the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will not target bank customers with IFAs.

The pensions industry needs to rebuild trust if people are to plan for retirement, a campaign manager has said.

The middle 60% of an adviser's client bank tends to be the "most difficult to service", meaning their work for them is often "reactive", business consultant David Shelton has said.

There are significant "flaws" in the use of risk profiling tools which could lead to accusations of mis-selling, according to a financial software provider.

A list of permitted self-invested personal pension (SIPP) investments would bring clarity to the market but would be hard to implement, Hornbuckle Mitchell has said.

John Lawson, head of pensions policy at Standard Life, is to join rival Aviva in the New Year as head of policy, corporate benefits.

Goldman Sachs' internal investigation into allegations made by a former employee of a "toxic environment" within the bank has found little evidence to support the accusations.