Online advice will never be a "real threat" to Financial Planning with internet services complementing rather than taking over the role, a Financial Planner believes.

'Pay what you owe or face prosecution' is the message today from the Government to people with undeclared offshore tax liabilities.

More than nine out of ten IFP members have improved their Financial Planning skills as a result of their membership, a survey has suggested.

About one third of savers have "actively enquired" about raiding their pension pots next April following the radical Budget reforms, an advisory firm has estimated.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has declared 50 failed financial firms around the UK in default, many of which were advisory and Financial Planning businesses.

The Department of Work and Pensions is publicising that today (15 August) marks 600 days until the start of the new State Pension on 6 April 2016.

Portal Financial, a UK pension adviser and drawdown specialist, has expressed concern about the Treasury's clampdown on early pension access.

A study for LV= has found that only just over one in three (38%) UK adults of state pension age or older are fully retired.

St James Place says that pension reforms announced in the Budget will create opportunities but retirees will need much better ongoing advice to avoid running out out money in retirement.

A settlement opportunity for employers who have used Employee Benefit Trusts (EBT) to avoid tax will close in March 2015, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed.