Business owners “crave stability” on tax and have urged the Government not to further tinker with pensions, a survey of more than 160 companies found.

A jailed former hedge fund boss who was convicted of a range of fraud offences which led to clients losing about £350m has been banned today.

More than 40 pension and annuity experts say more information on flexible pensions must be delivered online and through other forms of guidance such as via the telephone and face-to-face.

A retail stockbroking firm believes a rise in ISAs taken out by those aged 55 and above shows investors have turned to alternative ways to save following the pension reforms.

A pioneering planner wants jargon to be outlawed and believes the future of Financial Planning is online for most people.

A new nationwide advice network funded by the industry or the taxpayer should be set up to help fix the problems causing the advice gap.

A firm which was given a trading ban by the FCA but escaped a £13m fine because it had no money to pay it has been liquidated.

Four FCA requirements are set to be binned after the regulator said they were ‘ineffective’.

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment has struck up a partnership deal with the Society of Technical Analysts.

The most affluent man now outlives the average woman for the first time, according to new figures out today.