Pension minister Steve Webb's decision to stop foreign spouses claiming UK state pension based on their husband or wife's history of National Insurance contributions is 'cynical' and a knee-jerk reaction to UKIP's election success, deVere Group has said....

George Osborne has said the Bank of England's new Financial Policy Committee must provide "consistent messages" so it does not risk jeopardising the economic recovery.

Severe delays and errors have hit the payment scheme set up by government to compensate victims of Equitable Life, a report from the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.

Better-off pensioners should pay tax at a similar rate to younger people on comparative incomes, according to the Fabian Society.

Consumer group Which? has called on the government to ban consultancy charging entirely from auto-enrolment pension schemes to give savers a 'fair deal'.

Prudential has been fined £30m by the City watchdog while its chief executive Tidjane Thiam has been officially censured, following the failed AIA deal in 2010.

Insurance giant Legal & General has reported increased operating profit of £1,087m following double digit sales growth.

John Taylor, former intermediaries marketing director at Scottish Widows, joined the National Employment Savings Trust today.

Insurance giant Aviva is likely to shock the City when it posts a £3bn loss in its full-year results this week, the Sunday Times reports.

Friends Life has launched its auto-enrolment offering for employers.