Royal London

Former pensions minister Steve Webb has joined Royal London as director of policy and external communications.

Former pensions minister Steve Webb is on the verge of joining Royal London, a company which last year criticised his charge cap policy as "headline-grabbing", according to reports.

F&TRC has launched a ratings service to better assist advisers and employers navigate the workplace pensions market.

Royal London has reported a stark mix of success and disappointment in its first quarter results, with massive outflows from its investment business and soaring sales of its pension products.

Life, pensions and investment group Royal London is investigating the possibility of launching a 'new form' of with-profits product next year, as the number of traditional policyholders declines.

Countdown to 6 April: The line up in The Great Pension Reforms Race

George Osborne's pensions freedom package, due to come into force in April, is at risk of becoming an "infamous example of political bungling" unless advice concerns are addressed, Phil Loney has said.

Ascentric managing director Hugo Thorman is to leave the firm this summer following Royal London's buyout of the platform's minority shareholding in the business.

‘I’m hanging my hat on simplified advice’: The future of retirement advice post-2015

A workable and affordable simplified advice framework must urgently be established to ensure ‘ordinary savers' properly benefit from next year's pension freedoms, delegates heard.