Pensions

The boom in sales of Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) will continue as the eurozone crisis continues to wipe value of UK pensions, De Vere Group has said.

Aviva is to roll out a simplified pension proposition on its platform, sitting between its ISA and SIPP models.

Auto-enrolment is a huge opportunity for advisers to grow their book of corporate clients but they must adapt and properly prepare for the change, according to Scottish Life.

Richard Leeson goes through the many different types of client that an adviser has to deal with.

Banks should be subject to the same level of scrutiny as the trustees of pension funds, a consultancy says.

Over a third of employers said that they were unclear about their staging date for auto-enrolment, according to HR consultants Aon Hewitt.

Outsourcing investment to a DFM service can make sense for IFA firms but they have to go into the relationship with their eyes wide open, says Harry Kerr

The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has launched an Retail Distribution Review (RDR) compliant pensions diploma for advisers wanting to boost their knowledge of the corporate pensions sector.

Guardian Financial Services is to acquire 300,000 in-payment annuities from pension fund consolidator The Phoenix Group.

A 74-year-old IFA has put his retirement plans on hold to contest a £250,000 mis-selling case levelled by a claims management company (CMC) - relating to advice given almost a quarter of a century ago.