The Government would be sending out an anti-saving message if it decides to scrap pension tax breaks for high earners, the Wealth Management Association says. Read more ...

The increased FSCS levy could mean total regulatory costs for Sipp operators in the sector could rise by an additional 75% this year when compared with 2014. Read more ...

The advent of robo-adviser style services can help draw a clearer distinction between regulated advice and Financial Planning, IFP chief executive Steve Gazzard says. Read more ...

Losses due to pension scams more than tripled to nearly £5m in the month after the pension reforms took effect as liberation scams tripled, new figures suggest. Read more ...

Advice firms in Derby and Blackburn have been bought out by AFH Financial for over £1m in total. Read more ...

Bosses struggling to find Paraplanners for their firms should stop seeking an “all singing, all dancing” answer to their problem and look at appointing an apprentice, a leading Paraplanner says. Read more ...

The reasons for consumers failing to seek out a Financial Planner are to be investigated in a major global project involving the IFP.

A financial adviser was among six people arrested as part of an investigation into a suspected £4 million Pay As You Earn tax evasion and money laundering fraud. Read more ...

Fines worth just under £170,000 were handed out to firms for auto-enrolment failings in the 12 months from April 2014. Read more ...

A pension advisory business has reported 11 possible pension scam companies that are appearing in Google ads or search results. Read more ...