Treasury

The government has launched a review of how it calculates business rates, saying it wants to modernise the tax which is collected from businesses across England, including financial advisers.

Consumer champion Which? was one of just two organisations told about the pension reforms before last year's Budget, the organisation's executive director has said.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) must establish a ‘second line of defence' for retirees ahead of pension freedom or the industry faces another major mis-selling scandal, according to MPs.

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Climbing the wall of worry

The retirement guidance guarantee will not be delivered by the Money Advice Service (MAS), the Treasury has said, in a reversal of the government's previous announcement.

Core government bond yields have tumbled this afternoon, as investors rush back to safe havens and stocks slump amid widespread selling.

The Treasury is to give savers more freedom on how they can take their tax-free lump sums from pension pots, with new rules allowing savers to take a portion of their pension out at any time.

The UK's blue chip index has shed 100 points to drop below 6,350, hitting a fresh 12-month low at the end of a volatile week for equity markets.