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Standard Life said advisers need to act to avoid being trapped in dying platform partnerships, as it predicted the market will shrink to a handful of providers.

F&TRC has launched a ratings service to better assist advisers and employers navigate the workplace pensions market.

George Osborne's call for radical thinking on pensions tax relief could solve the problem "once and for all" but there are huge policy issues to overcome, industry experts have said.

Standard Life chief executive David Nish is to step down after running the provider for six years.

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Investors are getting dismal interest rates when they hold cash on the UK's biggest advised platforms, with some actually making a loss after fees, an investigation by Professional Adviser has found.

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A "combination of politics and pensions" contributed to slower sales across platforms in the first three months of the year, with the year-on-year (YOY) asset growth rate also receding, according to research.

Standard Life has become the latest provider to face adviser criticism as some life companies seemingly struggle to deal with pensions changes they claimed they were prepared for.

Standard Life has completed the acquisition of wealth manager Pearson Jones from Skipton Building Society, a move which represents a return to offering financial advice for the provider.