Investment

A larger-than-usual increase in pension sales in the final three months of last year suggests a "push for commission" among financial advisers, according to research consultancy Fundscape.

PENSIONS

Increasing contributions above the minimum level for auto-enrolment is not a priority at present, pensions minster Steve Webb has said.

Scottish Widows has launched a dedicated automatic enrolment website and telephone based helpline to help advisers dealing with the regulations.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is investigating 21 pensions liberation cases, after the amount of money transferred through the scams doubled to £400m last year.

Consumers are less likely to surrender on some life and pensions products if they were sold to them by an IFA, data collected by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) suggests.

Ros Altmann is to step down from her post as director-general of Saga.

Almost a quarter of people set to retire this year say they do not feel ready to stop working yet, according to research from Prudential.

In this week's quick fire poll we ask: Does the new £75,000 care cap matter to your clients?

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