Debate is raging about fees and will continue to rage, I suspect, because there is simply no right or wrong answer.

Aegon has welcomed a move to freeze the auto-enrolment annual earnings trigger at £10,000, a step that will mean an additional 80,000 eligible employees will likely start saving for retirement.

Ministers should “not rush” to raise the age of pension access above its current level of 55, Steve Webb, former Pensions Minister and partner at pensions consultant LCP, has warned.

Kingswood, the City of London-based wealth manager and Financial Planner backed by private equity, has made three senior hires as it gears up for expansion.

Men and women are over-estimating how many years they will live, according to a new study.

Wealth manager trade association PIMFA has questioned whether the Financial Conduct Authority remains ‘fit for purpose’ and is capable of dealing with all the problems facing the financial sector without major reform.

Major US fintech firm Broadridge Financial Solutions has completed its acquisition of FundsLibrary, a firm which provides fund documents and data to UK and European advisers and fund managers.

Ninety One plc and Ninety One Limited, the new names for Investec Asset Management, will float with a stock market valuation estimated at between £1.7bn and £2.2bn.

Eldon Financial Planning, based near Darlington, is planning to move to an employee-ownership model next year after growing rapidly over the last five years.

Selftrade, one of the oldest retail investment platforms, has re-branded as EQi and announced plans to boost its SIPP services.