Retirement money totalling around £1.5 billion across the UK market is "in limbo", Hargreaves Lansdown says, as it reported a major fall in annuity business.

Aegon's platform business has passed the £2bn assets under administration marker for the first time.

The most complained about advisory and finance firms for the first half of 2014 have been revealed this morning.

The non-executive chairman of Jupiter Fund Management has had to step down from his role because of ill health.

Only just over half of Britons know what ISA stands for, a survey on financial jargon has indicated, with women being more confused than men.

Bellpenny, the national wealth manager has completed the acquisition of the Glasgow-based IFA Reid, Scott & Ross.

Six CFP^CM professionals are hoping to win the vote of their fellow Financial Planners as they vie for three places to become directors on the IFP board.

The Financial Conduct Authority has fined a former director of London-based financial advisory firm Burlington Associates £350,000 and banned him from any involvement in FCA authorised firms.

The "price war" on tracker funds has been ramped up, an industry analyst says, after Vanguard has announced it will cut charges on its funds and ETFs next week.

Places are still available at the IFP Annual Conference 2014 in October but delegates have been warned to book soon to ensure they get into the sessions they wish to attend.