A new online resource has been launched to help advisers through the ‘minefield’ of due diligence on platforms.

Standard Life’s Financial Planning arm 1825 has expanded its team by snapping up a St James Place boss and says it is unaffected by the group merger with Aberdeen.

The Pensions Regulator has begun a name and shame operation to show which companies are failing to comply with auto-enrolment.

Nucleus has pledged to inject more money into its platform technology, as it announced profits had soared.

An advisory business has promoted two managing directors in the wake of the death of its chief executive and founder Simon Chamberlain.

The Bank of England has held its base rate at 0.25%, it announced at midday.

The Bank of England has held its base rate at 0.25%, it announced today, although the next move could be up to help keep inflation under control.

The Bank of England has today increased its base rate by 25 basis points from 0.25% to 0.5% - the first increase for 10 years.

The Bank of England has today kept its base rate at 0.5% after doubling the rate last month from 0.25% to 0.5% - the first increase for a decade.

Police are continuing to seek witnesses after three people were charged with the murder of a director of a pensions company.