Former Pensions Minister Baroness Altmann has backed the FCA's ‘stronger nudge’ plan for pensions savers to get Pension Wise guidance and has called for the guidance to be compulsory.

Mental illness was the most common income protection claim for Zurich in 2020, the provider has revealed.

The Coronavirus pandemic has led to a rise in flexible retirement, with more than half (56%) of people retiring this year not planning on giving up work completely, according to new research.

Almost half (46%) of Financial Planners expect to work remotely at least two days a week after the Coronavirus pandemic.

XPS Self Invested Pensions is to waive its property purchase fee for property purchases for new SIPP and SSAS clients.

Aviva has added investment advice to its Aviva Financial Advice service.

UK savers invested £4.4bn into funds in March, taking the first quarter of the year to positive net retail inflows of £10bn.

Bank of England policymakers have held interest rates at the record low of 0.1% as it expects the UK’s economic recovery to gather pace.

Two thirds of financial advisers are investing more of their clients’ money in dedicated ESG propositions in comparison to a year ago, according to a new report.

The FCA is to consult on introducing a new type of open-ended fund which invests in long-term illiquid assets.