A surge in the registration of new and existing trusts with HMRC is expected ahead of the deadline of 1 September.

Pension consultancy and administrator XPS Pension Group has reported 8% growth in revenues over the past year thanks to strong growth in advisory revenue, according to a trading update ahead of its full year results in June.

The FCA has relaunched its pension transfer ‘advice checker’ tool for consumers to help them assess whether they have received unsuitable advice.

Almost three quarters (72%) of UK adults have never completed an expression of wish form for their pension.

Platform and SIPP provider AJ Bell has reported total customer numbers rose 21% over the past year and 5% in the past quarter to 418,309, according to its Q2 trading update.

Seven in ten pension transfer requests made in March showed indicators according to the XPS Pension Scam Flag Index.