Research has found that almost one in five (18%) of those aged 55 or over say that failing to save for their retirement early enough has been their biggest financial regret.
There is likely to be a further delay to the Sipps capital adequacy consultation, the annual conference of AMPS - the providers' association - heard this week.
Fund researcher Rayner Spencer Mills Research (RSMR) has launched two rating services - one for multi asset fund ranges and one for socially responsible investment (SRI) funds.
The Financial Conduct Authority has fined Barclays Bank £26,033,500 for failing to adequately manage conflicts of interest between itself and its customers as well as systems and controls failings, in relation to the Gold Fixing.
UK financial services firms are struggling to comply with FCA requirements to record relevant mobile phone conversations, according to a report from analyst Ovum.
The Annual Conference of AMPS (the Association of Member-directed Pension Schemes) gets under way today (Weds 21 May) in London at a critical time for the sector, says chairman Neil MacGillivray.
Inflation figures released today show the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose from 1.6% to 1.8% during April and one impact is that the number of savings accounts that beat inflation has declined further.
The Financial Ombudsman Service, the government-backed independent watchdog that aims to settle disputes between consumers and financial businesses, reported a record 2.3m disputes in the past 12 months - equivalent to 40,000 a week.
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