Savers took out £800m worth in payments from income drawdown policies in 170,000 withdrawals in the first two months after the pension reforms kicked in. Read more ...

The FCA fined firms and individuals over £1bn for market integrity breaches last year, new analysis shows. Read more ...

Finance firms are failing to properly record and supervise their staff’s activity on websites like Twitter and LinkedIn despite new FCA guidelines, a study concluded. Read more ...

The Paraplanning profession has a “huge mountain to climb” and must start targeting students taking degrees in subjects such as history and geography in order to attract more fresh blood, a leading Paraplanner says. Read more ...

Offshore tax evaders and the professionals who enable tax evasion will face even tougher sanctions, it was announced this morning. Read more ...

More than one in five pensioners have gone back to work since they reached the State Pension age, or are planning to do so in the future, according to new research. Read more ...

The Pensions Regulator has stressed its commitment to help ensure the 1.3 million small and micro businesses preparing for automatic enrolment get it right. Read more ...

In a surprise move, the FCA announced today that Martin Wheatley will stand down as chief executive with effect from 12 September. Read more ...

The Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney says that UK interest rates could begin to rise by the end of the year but it will monitor the impact on borrowers, savers and business very closely. Read more ...

Sentiment towards Eurozone shares has plummeted in the last month, with the biggest annual decline on record reported.