Pensions

Bob Bullivant, CEO of Annuity Direct, says the large 'Harry Houdini' providers are avoiding the open market option and IFAs are the only people qualified to advise on retirement planning...

Mike Morrison discusses the role of risk in the development of a retirement planning portfolio

London and Colonial has today announced the launch of the EU SIPP, for individuals resident outside the UK.

UK state pension provision trails other G7 countries by as much as half, research from AXA suggests today.

LifeSearch has initiated a petition to start personal finance lessons in UK schools.

FTSE 100 companies are in danger of sleepwalking into reporting an unnecessary £26bn of pension liabilities in their accounts, Hewitt Associates warns.

Pension schemes should encourage members of defined contribution schemes to personalise their investment strategies by helping them set individual journey plans, a Watson Wyatt paper says.

The potential loss of means-tested benefits for 5% of personal accounts savers is "unacceptable" but must not overshadow the positive aspects of auto-enrolment, B&CE Benefit Schemes says.

The Court of Appeal has overturned a tribunal decision that gave an unfair dismissal victim compensation for the loss of her defined benefit pension.