Platform and Sipp operator AJ Bell is warning that the distinction between financial advice and other information or guidance services has become blurred and this is having two dangerous consequences.

One in five employers in the finance sector are judging interviewees on what they find on social media, says a new report.

FCA acting chief executive Tracey McDermott has urged an end to what she calls an “adversial” approach to regulation. Read more ...

Xafinity Sipp & SSAS says it has recorded twice as many “second hand” property Sipps being transferred from other Sipp providers into their Sipp contract. Read more ...

Equiniti research has found that an increasing number of people say their biggest financial challenges is fear of not being able to afford to retire. Read more ...

The most rapid increases in life expectancy at birth over the last two decades were in London (7 years), the North East (6 years) and the North West (5.8 years), according to new data from the Office for National Statistics. Read more ...

Advisers expect the number of couples and families seeking joint advice on retirement planning will increase as a result of the recent pension freedoms, according to research by Prudential. Read more ...

ABI data released today shows that £4.7bn has been withdrawn under the new pension freedoms but surprisingly annuity sales have risen for the first time in three years. Read more ...

Britain’s higher earners should consider reviewing their pension tax relief strategy “sooner rather than later”, warns the chief executive of a large independent financial advisory organisation. Read more ...

Investment manager Alquity says its research has found that over a third (38%) of IFAs said they had never discussed responsible investing with clients or considered offering it as part of a portfolio. Read more ...