Key figures from 25 businesses that deal with Sipps attended a meeting this week to agree on a plan to move to a new electronic reregistration system.

FCA technical specialist Rory Percival is among the headline speakers at a Financial Planning conference which is expected to attract around 200 delegates next week.

A Sipp and ISA firm, which went into administration this week, has been bought by Embark Group, the parent company of Hornbuckle, it was announced this morning.

The UK is in danger of developing two tiers to retirement planning leading to some “sleepwalking into a later life financial crisis”, the chief executive of an investments firm has warned.

The FCA lacks good evidence on whether its actions are cutting mis-selling as a whole, a scrutiny review has concluded.

A wealth management firm had to cough up £20.1 million to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme last year, it revealed today.

Employers are “sick to the back teeth” of “non-stop tinkering” with pensions, a senior analyst believes.

A global advice firm has pledged to add at least six apprentices to its UK division this year.

AXA Wealth says the new pension freedoms introduced by Chancellor George Osborne helped fuel new business in 2015 with inflows up 27 per cent to £667m, according to its full year 2015 financial results.

A Paraplanner leading moves in Scotland towards a new kitemark for Paraplanning says it will bolster professionalism.