The appetite for professional advice on charitable giving is growing, according to a report released by the Charities Aid Foundation. Read more ...

A Cabinet Minister has thrown down the gauntlet to pension providers, telling them that they face being added to a list of shame if they fail to allow customers access to the pension freedoms. Read more ...

Two Paraplanners have been added to the team of a wealth management firm.

Research carried out by a platinum IFP corporate member suggests the proportion of retirement funds to be taken as cash will on average only be marginally higher than the tax-free allowance. Read more ...

Wrap platform Nucleus has reported that more than six in ten of its members are expecting their client numbers to rise this year.

The period of deflation experienced in the UK was halted last month, with CPI rising by 0.1% in the year to May 2015, official figures published this morning have shown. Read more ...

The list of Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes notifications will be temporarily suspended from tomorrow, HMRC has said.

The FCA fined firms over £1.47billion in 2014, which was about treble the amount of the previous year. Read more ...

Legal & General is keeping tight lipped on speculation over a possible sale of Cofunds. Read more ...

A retirement planning specialist has suggested the Chancellor was wrong to intimate that £1bn withdrawn from pension funds since the April reforms constitutes a success. Read more ...