Income

The Bank of England's (BoE) second round of quantitative easing (QE) will be a "Titanic disaster" for pension schemes and members, Saga says.

UK pensioners are paying £34bn in tax according to research from MetLife.

Advisers have welcomed plans to introduce a compulsory code of practice for insurers which is designed to encourage consumers to shop around for an appropriate annuity when they approach retirement.

Andy Zanelli and Simon Smallcombe go through the key issues to understand about third way products

The onus will be on SIPP providers to ensure investors meet flexible drawdown requirements, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed.

Retirement Planner's quick-fire poll this week asks: Do you believe in Lord McFall's assertion that charging structures on pension schemes are unreasonably high and "too opaque", rendering saving ineffective?

Just Retirement's new business sales for the year to June 2011 were £1.13bn, representing at 13.3% increase on 2009/10 figures.

The fixed-term annuity market has seen real innovation lately with several new providers entering the market. Helen Morrissey takes a look at these new products and asks what role fixed-term annuities can play in a retirement planning strategy.

Helen Morrissey goes through the latest results on the enhanced annuity market and asks what challenges advisers face when recommending these products to clients.

Jonathan Rees, director general of the Government Equalities Office, has reassured insurers there will not be a ban on age-based insurance pricing in the near future.