Only 4% of pension savers would opt out of free pension guidance if they were ‘auto-enrolled.’

Certified Financial Planner professionals in the UK are to offer consumers pro bono guidance on coping financially with the Coronavirus outbreak via a series of money guides.

The Personal Finance Society is set to expand a scheme offering free generic financial guidance by qualified professional advisers.

The inclusion of Financial Planners in the Pension Guidance Levy is “neither fair nor proportionate”, the IFP has said. Read more...