One in four consumers would be willing to pay for financial advice, according to AXA Wealth.

The Work and Pensions Select Committee believes the cap on contributions to auto-enrolment pensions should be lifted.

Aegon has become the first provider to agree to run integrated auto-enrolment support with Nest.

Wrap platform Ascentric has announced it has reached £4bn in assets under administration and added 50 new firms.

MF Global claims account for £27m of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme’s £60m interim levy.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has set an interim levy of £60m for investment intermediaries.

The Financial Services Authority has announced it plans to publish a consultation paper on platforms by the end of March.

Saving pots of the over-55s have risen by 24 per cent year-on-year, according to the latest Aviva real retirement report.

Legal and General saw its profits before tax fall from £1.1bn to £956m in 2011, according to its preliminary results today.

HM Treasury has shut down an ‘aggressive’ tax avoidance scheme involving property business loss relief.