Half (47%) of UK savers see their retirement finances as controlled by forces beyond their control, according to a new report.

The FCA has shared concerns that firms are using high pressure techniques to encourage investors in Contracts for Difference (CFD) products to claim they are professional clients.

Pension savers reclaimed £48.56m in overpaid tax between July and September after taking money from their pensions under flexibility rules.

Twenty-five Financial Planners received their Level 6 Diploma in Financial Advice, or were officially presented with their Chartership in financial services, at a ceremony at London’s Guildhall last week.

Taunton-based Luke Coleman has been convicted and fined for unlawfully obtaining and disclosing personal data in breach of the Data Protection Act, following a prosecution by the FCA.

Two thirds (66%) of UK pension savers who have declined to consolidate their retirement savings have also never tried to track down pension pots they have lost track of, according to new research.

Fintech firms Iress and Moneyinfo have teamed up to integrate their technology propositions for financial advisers.

The number of complaints made to the Financial Ombudsman Service about St James’s Place Wealth Management increased 194% year-on-year to 1,426 in the first half of this year.

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One in three (35%) savers over the age of 50 are facing a retirement savings shortfall of at least a decade, according to new research.