Pension Wise
UK gov’t launches advice provider to ‘streamline service’
Operation created by merging Money Advice Service, Pension Advisory Service and Pension Wise
Best Practice | 19 Dec 16
Guidance body plans leave UK advisers no better off
UK financial advisers will not receive support from the financial guidance body that will be created through the amalgamation of the Money Advice Service (MAS), The Pension Advice Service (TPAS), and Pension Wise.
Tax & Regulation | 5 Apr 16
FCA sets £74m levy on advisers
Financial advisers will have to pay a £73.7m levy to fund the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) £518.9m budget for 2016/17, according to plans laid out by the regulator.
Retirement | 18 Oct 15
UK lawmakers call for action on financial advice gap
The UK pension freedoms introduced in April this year are not yet operating as well as they should, and the provision of affordable advice was “woefully inadequate”, a new report from a parliamentary oversight committee found.