Spain remains the top retirement destination for UK pension savers but non-EU locations are growing in popularity despite the fact that more than 500,000 are suffering a ‘frozen’ state pension by retiring to some non-EU jurisdictions.

Lowes Group, the Newcastle headquartered IFA and investment management firm, which specialises in structured products, is expanding its investment proposition.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has received hundreds of complaints about the activities of claims management companies (CMCs) – so-called ‘ambulance chasers’.

Sanlam is celebrating the first anniversary of its rapidly-growing Real Assets Fund.

SIPPs and SSAS firm Talbot and Muir has warned that a number of SSAS arrangements face “significant costs and delays” on transfers to a more suitable vehicle, such as a SIPP.

Global investment professionals association CFA Institute has launched a new UK test centre as it revealed 21,000 out of 38,377 worldwide candidates had passed its Level III CFA Programme exam.

Financial Planner and wealth manager Blacktower Financial Management International has officially agreed the transition of the assets and personnel of international financial manager, PWS Group.

Aegon has launched a new financial wellbeing guide.

Scottish Widows has been ordered to compensate a client after a rule change around overseas pension transfers led to him being hit by an unnecessary 25% per cent tax charge.

Former pensions minister Baroness Ros Altmann has slammed the findings of a new report which suggested the State Pension age should rise to 75.