Income

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has denied that its preferred option for consolidating small pots will increase cases of pension fraud.

A new website called The Retirement Academy has been launched to help advisers with retirement queries and research in the approach to RDR.

Britons' expectations of income in retirement are lower today than they were two years ago according to CoreData research.

The majority of people in capped drawdown are not taking an income from their pension fund and leaving their estate open to 55% tax charges on death, Skandia has warned.

Friends Life has introduced fee facilitation options across a number of product ranges ahead of the implementation of new remuneration rules brought about by the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

The Treausry has confirmed occupational pension schemes will not be forced to comply with gender neutrality legislation when providing members with annuities.

Fiona Murphy asks what the increasing move to underwritten annuities will mean for the market

Rates for both conventional and enhanced annuities fell by more than 2% in the last three months, analysis from MGM Advantage shows.

Friends Life has launched Friends Life Investments (FLI), its in-house asset management business with £6bn assets under management.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) needs to "beef up" its advice to consumers about alternative to traditional annuities, according to Prudential.