New red and amber warnings on risky pension transfers come into force today following a Department for Work and Pensions initiative.

The FCA will cap fees for Claims Management Firms at £10,000 from 1 March, it confirmed today.

An ambassador for Gambia has been ordered to pay more than £80,000 after being found guilty of withholding information from The Pensions Regulator (TPR). 

The Government has confirmed that the basic State Pension will rise by 3.1% from April to £141.85 with the full state Pension increasing to £185.15.

Platform and SIPP provider AJ Bell has unveiled plans to launch an app-based investment platform called Dodl which will offer an annual charge of 0.15%.

The FCA has barred IFA firm Frensham Wealth of Surrey from carrying out any regulated activities following the conviction of director Jon Frensham (formerly known as Jonathan James Hunt) for a child sex offence.

Two men behind an Essex firm which took £800,000 from investors who thought they were investing in an ethical 'water' bond have been banned as directors for 11 years.

The FCA has given its senior managers more powers to make regulatory decisions to ensure action to prevent consumer harm is taken quicker. 

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has this week written to 1,000 London Capital & Finance (LCF) victims offering compensation from a government-funded scheme.

A survey by three leading professional bodies has revealed that over 1 in 3 finance professionals considered themselves to be vulnerable during the past 12 months.