A pensions expert has welcomed a move in the Autumn Statement today to bring annuity death benefits into line with drawdown.

Below is the full text of George Osborne's Autumn Statement, delivered this afternoon in Parliament.

Bereaved spouses will be able to inherit ISAs when their loved ones die with the tax free status intact, the Chancellor has announced.

The Government has this afternoon announced a raft of changes to take effect in the coming months with implications for Financial Planners.

George Osborne has begun delivering the Autumn statement this afternoon, telling Parliament that Britain has become the fastest growing advanced economy in the world.

More than 100 people attended special screenings of a film designed to promote Financial Planning – to the delight of the producers.

A Bury based financial advisory firm has invested £300,000 in a move to bigger headquarters as it looks to double its staff numbers.

Further announcements about changes to pensions, annuities and the death tax could be made this afternoon in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement.

A Buckinghamshire-based Financial Planning firm has reported that it has a number of potential new clients lined up as a result of its first Financial Planning Week surgeries.

Thomas Miller Investment has completed the acquisition of the Broadstone Wealth Management business.