Moneygate Group, the expanding IFA and financial services business with 200 advisers, is to adopt its Fairstone brand across the entire group.

A leading firm of Chartered Accountants has warned that more middle-income families are being "dragged" into the high rate tax bracket. Read more ...

Most pension scheme members are unlikely to withdraw all of their pension rights as a lump sum despite the new pension freedoms, according to research from Capita Employee Benefits. Read more ...

Aberdeen Asset Management has launched four low cost multi-asset funds as options for long term saving with an eye on the retirement savings market. The company is also launching a range of education material aimed at the retirement sector.

New research has found that 89% of the UK population do not consider saving for retirement a priority and 15m people are not saving at all. Read more ...

European ETF assets have reached a milestone of £327bn after 15 years in existence with Blackrock predicting they will have assets of over £650bn (US$1 trillion) in less than five years from now. Read more ...

The Bank of England announced today that it will keep its Bank Rate at half a per cent in the last review before the General Election on 7 May. Read more ...

A survey of advisers by Blackrock has found that 71% of advisers say clients plan to work longer and retire later as the shortfall in their retirement savings becomes more apparent. Read more ...

Woodford Investment Management has increased the potential size of its new Patient Capital fund from £200m to £800m due to indicative support from investors and advisers. Read more ...

With an eye on the retirement market, AXA Wealth is providing exclusive five month access to the AXA Lifetime Distribution Fund managed by sister company AXA Investment Managers. Read more ...