Investment platform AJ Bell said the Government must ensure state pension data is available on the first version of pensions dashboards when they are launched in the UK.

Adviser platform AJ Bell Investcentre is to give financial advisers access to third party Managed Portfolio Services (MPS) from external Discretionary Fund Managers via its platform for the first time.

The UK economy has officially entered recession with two straight quarters of economic decline for the first time in 11 years, according to official Government GDP figures.

The Bank of England said it expects the economy to shrink by 9.5% in 2020, less  than the initial estimate of 14%.