Fairness in pensions is very important, particularly when it comes to the State Pension. It is sadly, increasingly missing from Government pension policy.

The FCA confirmed some important new appointments this week which suggest that it will be trying to take a tougher line with enforcement in future.

This year’s Budget has baffled me more than most. I still cannot get my head around why a seemingly highly conservative Chancellor Jeremy Hunt threw out a decade of pensions taxation policy and effectively said “to hell with it.”

There was a stark reminder this week that the cost of economic crime is hitting everyone in the pocket and financial advisory firms will be no exception.