A new independent pensions commission needs to be extablished similar to the one that initiated auto-enrolment , the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee has said. Read more ...

Paraplanners have expressed excitement at the developments announced to expand the Powwow movement and take it online.

The final Budget of this Parliament may feature plans which could lead to a new market in second-hand annuities. Read more ...

The chief executive of the FCA expects some retirees to head to the gamblers' paradise of Las Vegas and blow their pension pots from April. Read more ...

The financial services industry must invest in more apprenticeships, says a body dedicated to building professionalism in the UK.

Advisers are fearful that providers have failed to be fully prepared for April's pension reforms and are worried a change of Government will cause further upheaval. Read more ...

The FCA has this morning finalised plans to crack down on misleading financial promotions through social media services such as Twitter. Read more ...

The FCA has abandoned plans to require firms to identify financial promotions on Twitter by using the hashtag #ad. Read more ...

A former compliance director at network Financial Group has been fined £33,800 by the FCA and also been given a ban. Read more ...

Plans to allow the re-selling of existing annuity contracts are "full of pitfalls and a potential minefield", a pension expert warned today. Read more ...