As is often the case, come springtime I was asked whether there would be any changes in the upcoming 2014 budget. I thought about it, taking into consideration where we were with pension reform and with a General Election on the horizon, and I categorically said "No – too near to the Election." The rest is history!

Nearly two thirds of financial advisers fear that the pension reforms will be axed if the Government changes at the General Election, research suggests.

In this brave new world of pension freedoms, people will have far more choice regarding what they want to do with their pension funds.

All 300 tickets for AJ Bell's annual 'Investival' Investment Conference at London's Millbank Tower on 20 November have already been snapped up by advisers.

A Sipps firm has attempted to simplify the major announcement on death tax changes made this week by creating an explanatory graphic for use by advisers.

An adviser relationship manager from AJ Bell has left to bolster Xafinity's Sipp and SSAS sales team.

The best part of two years is a long time to wait for the result of a consultation, and you would expect to see some progress after that sort of delay.