Pensions

In light of last week's Budget announcements, Peter Ng, IFA at Retirement Solutions, reviews what the changes to pensions tax relief will mean to those retiring.

BUDGET-LITE

Insolvency practitioner Probitas has been instructed to begin winding up pension specialist Rockingham Independent.

Two thirds of Brits still plan to rely on the state pension to fund their retirement, according to research released today.

Businesses running final-salary pensions are being "clouted" by the government's quantitative easing (QE) programme, says the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).

Axa is introducing faster pension transfers as part of a number of service upgrades to its Secure Advantage range.

That's three occasions now when the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has played down the need for advice. What is going on?

Axa Wealth is launching its direct platform proposition - Axa Self Investor - this summer, which will be backed by a UK-based telephone support team.

Tony Hales, managing director of Stadia Trustees, looks at where SIPP investors have put their money since the start of the year.

It's our round-up of the stories your clients may have read in the weekend's national newspapers...