Falling life expectancy could help 20m pension savers avoid the threat of an increasing State Pension Age, according to actuarial pensions consultancy LCP.

The Pensions Dashboards Programme, the government-backed body that will oversee the launch of pensions dashboards for pension savers, has selected three pilot commercial providers to help with testing and development.

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has fined Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) £46.55m for failing to be “open and cooperative” with the PRA and for failings in governance.

Former FCA non-executive director Catherine Bradley has been appointed as a non-executive director of financial provider Abrdn and will become a member of the company's audit committee from 4 January.

Wealth manager St James’s Place has boosted its partnership numbers with 155 newly-qualified financial advisers and 74 new Paraplanners - 229 in total. 

AJ Bell has revealed the top 20 most popular funds and investment companies with advisers using its Investcentre platform.

The FCA has fined HSBC Bank plc (HSBC) £63.9m for long-term failings in its anti-money laundering processes.

Wiltshire-based Lexington Wealth Management has gained CISI Accredited Financial Planning Firm status.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has paid out £91.1m to 7,750 LCF bondholders under the government’s compensation scheme in three weeks.

Rapidly expanding Financial Planning-focused advisory group Independent Wealth Planners (IWP) has acquired Throgmorton Wealth Management in its 30^th acquisition deal.