Expat pensioners have suffered falls in retirement income by as much as 50% due to the weakening pound, warns Equiniti Paymaster.

Retirement Planner's round up of the top pension stories this week.

In this week's quick fire poll we ask: Advisers are concerned that some pension providers are automatically placing drawdown investors (who used to withdraw the previous maximum of 100%) on 120% GAD. Should providers take this approach?

The government's U-turn of income drawdown transfer rules will be a ‘damp squib' warns Skandia.

In this week's Retirement Planner quick fire poll we ask: Would you be happy to put residential property into a SIPP if the government changes investment rules?

Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pension stories this week.

The FSA should force lenders to issue warning letters to customers with interest-only mortgages, an equity release lender has urged.

Research from Deloitte has predicted as insurers and annuity providers drive up their capital reserves, the cost will be passed onto annuity customers. Fiona Murphy asks how big an issue is this?

Greg Kingston looks at how income drawdown can fit into many peoples' retirement planning

Mike Morrison takes a look at the issue of pension tax relief