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The Money Advice Service (MAS) has published details of the criteria advisers will need to meet before they can be listed on the website's directory.

An independent review of the Money Advice Service (MAS) will recommend it cuts more than half its staff and reduce its budget by as much as 38%, according to a report.

Almost 1.6 million more consumers contacted the Money Advice Service (MAS) in the last three months than in the same period last year, latest figures show.

Do advisers think the industry will be ready in time to deal with incoming Budget flexibilities? Helen Morrissey finds out in the latest Retirement Planner Inquiry.

It is critical guidance guarantee take up rates increase in its first five years of operation as the proportion of retirees solely relying on defined contribution (DC) pensions grows, Michelle Cracknell has said.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) expects the guidance guarantee to "help people understand the questions they should be asking", not offer choices for them, director of policy David Geale has told MPs.

The retirement guidance guarantee will not be delivered by the Money Advice Service (MAS), the Treasury has said, in a reversal of the government's previous announcement.

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has written to the Money Advice Service (MAS) and The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) to suggest they change their names to better reflect the services they offer.

The Money Advice Service (MAS) should drop the word ‘advice' from its title as it is "confusing" for the public, according to a director at an advisory firm.

In this week's Retirement Planner news round-up we highlight five key stories you might have missed over the past seven days.