SSAS provider and tax adviser WBR Group has appointed corporate lawyer Roy Botterill as director of law.

The £432m private equity takeover of SIPPs and Financial Planning firm Mattioli Woods is set to complete this week after achieving High Court approval.

The percentage of professional complaints about pensions and annuities to the Financial Ombudsman Service - including from claims management companies - showed a surprise fall in the latest quarterly period, in marked contrast to a surge in professional complaints overall.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has declared BSPS-linked adviser firm Mark Peter Houlbrook (FRN: 498168) in default over pension transfer advice, opening the door to compensation for ex-clients with valid claims.

When the Labour Party launched its pre-Election Manifesto in June, the main pensions-related commitment promised, “…a review of the pensions landscape.”