PIMFA has defended contingent charging in a robust response to the FCA’s consultation on improving the quality of pension transfer advice.

AJ Bell has launched a new fund adding a higher expected return option to its passive multi-asset range. 

The number of people aged 65 and over in England is expected to grow by 19% between mid-2016 and mid-2026, according to ONS projections released today.

Paraplanners can sign up to a new online ‘Howwow’ where experts, including former FCA technical specialist Rory Percival, will answer questions.

Adviser software provider Focus Solutions, a business owned by Standard Life but run as an independent operation, has joined a growing list of firms offering new cashflow modelling tools of the type used by many Financial Planners.

New findings revealed a Pensions Freedoms ‘blind spot’ because 79% of clients had failed to set up a Lasting Power of Attorney.

A former FCA director has joined Huntswood, a consultancy and recruitment company.  

Falling CPI inflation has been welcomed by sector experts.

Financial Planner and wealth manager Tilney has expanded with a new office in Kent. 

A pensions expert has spoken of the personal risks he faced when helping members of the BSPS pension scheme affected by the recent transfer debacle.