As Father’s Day approaches this weekend research has suggested that more than a third rely on their dad for pension and savings advice. Read more ...

The FCA must fire a warning to firms that barriers stopping savers accessing their pensions are unacceptable, the Government has commanded. Read more ...

Charles Stanley has revealed plans to create a single Financial Planning division and to expand its Financial Planning service. Read more ...

A secondary annuity market risks being “imbalanced and overly expensive”, a leading pensions body has told the Government. Read more ...

Top executives at asset management firms should be among those forced to bear responsibility for misconduct and face fines and punishments under new rules, a major regulatory review has recommended. Read more ...

Pensions firm LV= has announced it will lift the restrictions on its flexi access drawdown product, following criticism of providers by Dr Ros Altmann, the new Pensions Minister. Read more ...

Financial advisers have said that self-select websites and direct investment platforms are the biggest threats to their businesses. Read more ...

The appetite for professional advice on charitable giving is growing, according to a report released by the Charities Aid Foundation. Read more ...

A Cabinet Minister has thrown down the gauntlet to pension providers, telling them that they face being added to a list of shame if they fail to allow customers access to the pension freedoms. Read more ...

Two Paraplanners have been added to the team of a wealth management firm.