Pensions

Retirement advice is in higher demand than any other financial service following the Government's recent overhaul of the pensions' system, suggests a report from Unbiased.co.uk.

Claire Brooks takes a look back over the last three Suffolk Life Research Centre projects and discusses some of the key issues

Standard Life has been fined £2.45m by the FSA for serious failures relating to its Pension Sterling fund.

Martin Palmer, head of corporate pensions marketing for Friends Provident, hopes to see some better solutions for the pensions arena in 2010.

Tax changes aimed at the wealthy in the UK and due to take effect from April 6, 2011 are likely to make a significant impact on pension provision.

The financial performance of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes improved in November on the back of rising equity markets, according to the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

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.