A pensions company has warned that the axing of the 'death tax' announced today by the Chancellor has created a "massive dilemma" for members of final salary pension schemes approaching retirement.

The biggest Financial Planning event in the UK is just a week away, with hundreds of delegates expected at Celtic Manor.

The abolition of the pensions 'death tax' will further diminish the attraction of annuities, a pensions expert believes.

A movement to bring together Paraplanners to share knowledge and ideas and to advance the profession in the UK is gathering momentum, one of its leading figures says.

The overhaul of the pensions system, which is set to take effect next April, should be binned and replaced, a think tank has said.

Hundreds of professionals from the Financial Planning world will flock to Wales in just over a week for the profession's biggest annual event.

Total membership of occupational pension schemes with two or more members increased last year by 300,000, the Office for National Statistics has reported this morning.

The FCA has revealed which firms it has received the most complaints about, with Barclays Bank topping the list for investment products.

Thomas Miller Investment has agreed a deal to buy Broadstone Wealth Management for an undisclosed sum.

The emerging Paraplanner Powwow movement could be set to expand further still with the national event doubling its time next year.