Changes to pensions and savings could again be on the agenda as a result of the snap General Election, a veteran expert believes.

Theresa May stunned the country yesterday when she announced her intention to hold a General Election in June.

Key Retirement Group is to be sold in a deal worth £208 million.

Cervello Financial Planning director Chris Daems has expanded his team by hiring a Chartered Financial Planner.

The advice sector has been told today its bill to help pay for the FCA will rise by 4.7%.

New pension investments (excluding transfers) soared by almost a quarter in 2016, rising from £14bn in 2015 to £17.4bn, suggesting a recovery in pension savings. 

Prime Minister Theresa May has today announced a snap general election for 8 June.

The FCA is to launch a review of intermediary and direct-to-consumer investments platforms to look at risks in the sector and ways to “improve competition.”

The Financial Conduct Authority has today published its key priorities for 2017/17 in its new Mission Statement and Business Plan designed to give firms and consumers “greater clarity” and more “transparency” about how the FCA prioritises its interventions in financial markets.

A cashflow modelling software firm created by a Chartered Financial Planner has struck a deal with a business offering support services for advisers.