Financial information provider Defaqto has launched a CPD accredited guide on the Pension Freedoms, nearly five years on from their introduction.

Greater automation of data collection and intervention based on data analysis will become two of the key drivers of the FCA’s regulatory strategy over the next five years, the watchdog said today.

Most financial advisers are ignoring business protection for clients, according to a study by Aegon which has released a new guide to business protection insurance.

The Retirement Café podcast - launched just over a year ago by Chartered Financial Planner Justin King CFP - has secured sponsorship from retirement planning software provider Timelineapp, a company founded by Abraham Okusanya.

The two founding directors of Woodford Investment Management were paid total dividends of £13.825m in the company’s most recent financial year despite a profit plunge and well publicised woes at the company.

St Albans-based Lumin Wealth Management has bought London Financial Planner Everett MacLeod for an undisclosed sum.

The Pension Schemes Bill - deferred from the last Parliament - has returned to the legislature with a raft of changes planned including new legislation to advance the Pensions Dashboard.

The 40,000-member Personal Financial Society, which represents most of the UK’s Financial Planners, has questioned the FCA’s 5 year plan to become a ‘data-driven’ regulator.

Biotechnology & Healthcare was the top performing investment company sector over the past decade, according to data from the Association of Investment Companies.

The Financial Conduct Authority is planning major reform of the easy access cash savings and cash ISA markets to provide a better deal for savers.