The government must do more to promote the benefits of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) to consumers to help advisers stay in business, Tenet Group has said.

Keith Churchouse, director of Chapters Financial, plans to launch a simplified advice platform in the New Year after earlier putting the project on hold.

LV= has added benefits to its income protection (IP) offering for medics so they have a relevant level of cover.

Advisers believe uncertainty over future pricing will make it difficult to advise women on lifetime annuities before the EU gender directive on 21 December, Primetime Retirement has found.

Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is this week to begin issuing about one million notifications to households about forthcoming changes to child benefit payments.

MGM Advantage has confirmed its annuity quoting structure and business model for the period leading up to the EU gender ruling on 21 December.

Feedback from advisers across the globe has shaped the latest version of FinaMetrica's latest risk-profiling tool, the group's head has said.

Legal & General Network (LGN) has confirmed plans to freeze its current charges for existing mortgage, protection and general insurance services until January 2014.

Just Retirement Solutions has been confirmed as a member of the Equity Release Council following the successful screening of its advisers.

Workers approaching retirement could be hit by significantly weaker annuity rates as the eurozone's economy enters a technical recession, an adviser group has warned.