More than nine out of 10, 93%, of women who are currently or have previously been in a Financial Planning role would recommend it to other women, according to the Women in Personal Finance survey.

The Society of Pension Professionals said the revival of the government’s landmark Pension Commission is good news as it will consider a wide range of potential solutions rather than focusing solely on automatic enrolment.

Inheritance tax receipts for April to June were £2.2bn, over £100m higher than the same period last year, according to new HMRC figures published today.

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has confirmed that the third statutory Government review into when and how to raise the State Pension age will begin straightaway.

The restricted remit of the new Pensions Commission will limit its ability to deal with the scale of the problem, according to LCP partner and former Pensions Minister Steve Webb.

Pension savers in their 50s feel the least confident about retirement, according to new research from Aegon.

National IFA Continuum, owned by M&G, saw a 17% increase in assets under influence year-on-year to £2.6bn in the first half of the year, it has revealed in its financial results.

Chartered Financial Planner Andrew Gardiner has left his role as associate director with Lowes Financial Management in Newcastle after it was taken over by national firm Saltus.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ raft of financial services reforms announced in her Mansion House speech last week have provoked a range of reactions from the financial services sector.

The Government is reviving the Pensions Commission to look at ways to tackle the problem of people not saving for their retirement.