Pension transfer values increased by 15% at the end of 2016, figures today showed.

Ascentric has snapped up a Chartered Financial Planner from Axa where he provided technical support for Financial Planners.

Steve Webb, the former pensions minister, is to become a Knight of the realm.

Financial Planning group Tilney Bestinvest has appointed TSB Banking Group’s chairman.

Aegon has pledged to carry out a technology upgrade for Cofunds customers in the coming months after completing the takeover of the platform.

The Pension Advisory Service has launched an online pension scam guidance tool to help consumers and others spot pension cons.

Parents are being put off inheritance tax planning because they fear their children’s marriages will fail, a report has suggested.

The PFS is seeking two new member directors to help steer the Financial Planning sector “towards higher levels of professionalism”.

A Chartered Financial Planner believes a recent Government proposal provides an early warning sign of an end to higher and additional rate pensions tax relief.

Donald Trump’s policies and the Federal Reserve’s reaction to their impact will be the biggest risk for investors in the New Year, says a global advice firm’s boss.