Easier divorce rules have fuelled a jump in online applications from couples splitting with this set to continue, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.

A comprehensive family wealth plan, including pensions and gifting, is also an efficient and productive way to get in front of the clients of the future, according to a leading Financial Planner.

The FCA has intervened at troubled SIPP provider Hartley Pensions Limited to stop the firm accepting new pension contributions.

Former Pensions Minister Guy Opperman MP has returned to the Government in a temporary advisory role as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Glasgow-based IFA Cowley & Miller Independent Financial Services Limited has failed after the firm was hit with 34 claims from clients, most related to pension transfers.