Market abuse in the financial services industry led to fines of over £340m last year.

Aviva has reported a 41% fall in annuities sales for the first half of 2014 following the Budget reforms.

The Association of Member-Directed Pension Schemes has declared it has "serious issues" with aspects of the new capital adequacy rules.

The FCA has set about stamping down on misleading financial promotions through websites such as Twitter.

The Northamptonshire countryside will again become the place to be for Paraplanners wanting to be at the cutting edge of the profession as the teepees are erected for the second national Paraplanners Powwow next month.

UK enhanced annuity sales fell to £600 million in the second quarter of 2014, following the Budget pension reforms, according to research by Towers Watson.

The Pensions Regulator has revealed it used its powers to ensure employers comply with their automatic enrolment duties 23 times during the second quarter of this year.

Two thirds of companies don't know the deadline for having their auto-enrolment schemes in place, a survey found.

The Lifetime Allowance and the 25% tax-free lump sum should be scrapped as part of more radical changes to the pensions and savings regime, The Centre for Policy Studies says.

A new tool has been created for financial advisers to help navigate the complexities of the fixed term annuities market.