Pensions

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have issued a call for evidence on which costs should be included in annual charge disclosures on workplace pension schemes, as part of a project to allay savers' fears about...

Labour will cap the pensions lifetime allowance at £1m and restrict the annual allowance to £30,000 to help fund a £2.7m reduction in tuition fees if elected, it has announced.

Second-hand SIPPs: How to switch provider

Half of adviser businesses have already seen their bottom lines boosted by the pensions freedom announced last March, according to research.

Just Retirement has reported annuity sales almost in line with its pre-Budget numbers, thanks in part to strong defined benefit (DB) sales in the second half of last year.

More than three quarters of people nearing retirement do not yet know which route they will take to fund later life, according to research.

Probability and the 4% rule: How to ensure your clients retire 'safely'

More than 160 employers were issued fixed penalties of £400 last year after The Pensions Regulator (TPR) ramped up the use of its powers for auto-enrolment failures.

Pension scheme members are three times more likely to be approached about accessing their pots since the Budget freedoms were announced, according to research.