A platform recently recognised as "one of the hottest" financial technology businesses in Europe by a panel including Google has launched a redesigned adviser website.

Old Mutual Wealth has reported its UK platform profits increased to £19 million from £13 million last year and its gross sales were £5.1 billion.

New rules have been revealed this morning to protect consumers as the pension reforms take effect.

Labour has announced that it will fund a cut in university tuition fees through reducing the tax relief on pension contributions for the highest-earners.

About 1,330,000 people want to quit their current jobs and retrain to get into the financial services sector.

A new report into workplace pensions has shown the largest increase in membership since 2013 was among 22-29 year-olds, with a rise of 17%.

A former Financial Planning manager has pleaded guilty to three instances of insider dealing.

More than three quarters of people nearing retirement are undecided on how they will fund their lifestyle, with the pension reforms only six weeks away, a study suggests.

Clicksco Financial Services, the finance arm of international digital data agency Clicksco Group, has merged with specialist pension annuities advisory firm My Pension Expert to create a new financial services venture.

AXA Wealth has moved into profit with total funds under management growing in 2014 by 11 % to £28.2 billion and funds managed on AXA Wealth's Elevate platform up 24 per cent to £9.2 billion.