About 60% of pension holders aged 55 or over would only be willing to stump up a maximum of £200 for financial advice when they withdraw from their pension, research suggests. Read more ...

Payouts from protection insurance jumped by about £360million in 2014, newly released figures have shown. Read more ...

New EU rules affecting how families pass on assets they own in the EU in their wills come into force today.

Scammers are using “sophisticated liberation models” to trick savers into handing over their pension funds, HMRC has warned. Read more ...

Face to face meetings between IFP members and the board about a proposed merger with the CISI begin taking place from Monday. Read more ...

An advice firm which specialises in financial education has been bought out for £50m. Read more ...

The cost of care is becoming more than the average pension pot is worth, researchers have warned. Read more ...

The failure of Financial Planning and Life Planning to command the advice sector in the way the iPhone has dominated the mobile phone market is explored in a new book by George Kinder. Read more ...

On the day that A-Level students up and down the country find out their exam results, a new £400,000 scheme has been launched to educate kids about money.

IFP corporate members Just Retirement and Partnership have announced this morning they are to merge. Read more ...