A new Financial Services Bill and a ‘refined’ Pension Schemes Bill will be introduced by the Government as part of a 30-bill programme announced in the Queen’s Speech today.

Platform Transact is to trim annual and buy commission charges in the spring as platform competition intensifies.

Transact chief executive Ian Taylor is to step down as CEO in March after 20 years with the group and will be replaced by two new CEOs.

What clients most want from advisers is help in achieving their overall financial goals and maximising investment returns is a secondary consideration, according to an adviser survey. 

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has warned that there is a ‘high risk’ of a supplementary £46m levy on advisers and providers in the coming due in part to rising pension and SIPP claims.

As we approach the end of another decade I have been reflecting on a subject dear to my heart – the evolution of the SIPP market, writes John Moret.