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This week's Retirement Planner quick-fire poll asks: How will Halifax's decision to withdraw its Retirement Home Plan affect the equity release sector?

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

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has completed its investigations into three investment frauds which lost hundreds of investors millions of pounds following a decision at Harrow Crown Court last week.

Royal London, owner of Bright Grey, said disruption caused by its takeover of Scottish Provident three years ago had hit service levels following criticism from advisers.

Ashcourt Rowan's incoming CEO Jonathan Polin wants to grow the wealth manager's market share post RDR through organic growth and acquisitions.

Older people taking up personal budgets often face cuts to the level of care they can afford and are forced to do so because it is the only way they can continue to use their familiar care worker, according to new research.

Openwork has hired Paul Bridge in the role of chief operating officer (COO) to replace Mary-Anne McIntyre, who was recently promoted to CEO.

Keydata founder Stewart Ford has put together a £91m loan facility offer for Lifemark, which, if accepted, he claims would repay the Financial Services Compensation Scheme and investors in full.

Only one in ten mortgage mis-selling cases brought by claims management firms are upheld by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).

IFA-owned wrap Nucleus has launched a valuation tool designed to improve the quality of information available to advisers and clients.