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

Fiona Murphy asks advisers what issues they encounter when advising clients about estate planning

Fiona Murphy looks at the challenges of advising the self -employed on their retirement plans

Helen Morrissey talks to St. James's Place director of pensions Ian Price about the difficulties experienced by smaller employers preparing for auto-enrolment

Billy Burrows looks at the different retirement income options available for clients

Sadly many advisory businesses are preparing for RDR with ‘dumbed down' advice propositions for which fees will be hard to justify, says Bruce Moss

Several advisers have reported cases of clients being encouraged to exaggerate medical conditions to get a better annuity rate. Helen Morrissey takes a closer look...

Fiona Murphy asks whether the flat rate state pension will go ahead.

Stephen Lowe discusses the findings of recent research into equity release

Six in 10 IFAs are ‘concerned' about advising female clients to buy lifetime annuities ahead of the introduction of the gender equality ruling, according to research.