The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has declared 50 failed financial firms around the UK in default, many of which were advisory and Financial Planning businesses.

The Department of Work and Pensions is publicising that today (15 August) marks 600 days until the start of the new State Pension on 6 April 2016.

Portal Financial, a UK pension adviser and drawdown specialist, has expressed concern about the Treasury's clampdown on early pension access.

A study for LV= has found that only just over one in three (38%) UK adults of state pension age or older are fully retired.

St James Place says that pension reforms announced in the Budget will create opportunities but retirees will need much better ongoing advice to avoid running out out money in retirement.

A settlement opportunity for employers who have used Employee Benefit Trusts (EBT) to avoid tax will close in March 2015, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed.

The National Association of Pension Funds has welcomed news from the Pensions Regulator that 4m people are now in auto-enrolled pensions - an increase of over 1m in the past year.

Legal & General has resigned from the Association of British Insurers and confirmed that it will cease to be a member at the end of 2014.

Standard Life is concerned about new rules which it says may damage the use of trusts by families as a tax planning tool.

Wealth manager and Financial Planning firm Saunderson House has taken corporate membership of the everywomanNetwork, a global membership organisation that promotes the advancement of women in business.