There has been a clamour of calls from the financial services sector this week for politicians to end the continuing uncertainty over the future of the state pension Triple Lock.

John Milliken, CEO of fintech Defaqto, has told Financial Planning Today that the company is planning to revamp the user experience and user interface of its Engage Financial Planning product.

Swansea Financial adviser Simon Hughes has been banned by the FCA and made to pay £158,600 redress for “negligent” pension advice which has led to £8m compensation being paid to his BSPS member clients.

After a review launched earlier this year the DWP has concluded that The Pensions Regulator is “broadly well-run and well-regarded” but has set out a series of recommendations to improve the regulator.

New private pension figures published by HMRC have revealed that the number of self-employed people contributing to a personal pension climbed to 340,000 in 2021-22, up from 330,000 the previous year.

Financial Planning firms need to assess their retirement income advice in advance of the FCA’s impending review of the retirement income market, a compliance firm has warned.