What issue do you think should be the new work and pension secretary's main priority?

Mike Morrison is asked, ‘Do you feel an independent commission should be set up to remove the development of pension policy out of the political arena and encourage a more long term approach?'

As longevity continues to increase Craig Fazzini-Jones believes the pressure is on annuity providers to come up with innovative solutions

Chris Horlick discusses how the new government is likely to deal with long term care and asks how people can be made more aware of the need to make advance provision

The Suffolk Life Research Centre looks into the enduring appeal of SIPPs and also how clients are using them to meet their retirement planning needs

Julie Hutchison assesses a recent case study and discusses the options for mitigating IHT

Vanessa Owen discusses the inheritance tax implications of using equity release

The pensions savings marketplace could be re-energised with just a few changes to the original simplification proposals never adopted in the RIA, writes John Moret, Suffolk Life's director of marketing.

Making sure roles are clearly established within your business will lead to greater productivity, writes Brett Davidson, chief executive of FP Advance.

The FSA has warned smaller firms to expect greater individual intervention where serious failings are found, as part of its intensive supervision.