Income

Prudential and Hornbuckle have joined forces to launch a self-invested personal pension (SIPP) which utilises the provider's PruFund range.

Pensions freedom technical issues begin to surface

Invesco has named Westhouse Securities as the sole financial adviser and broker to its Income Growth Trust.

New pensions minister Ros Altmann has said she is hopeful existing annuitants will get the opportunity to sell their right to an income for a lump sum.

Why pensions will (and must) never be like bank accounts

The advantages of defined benefit (DB) pensions appear lost on some final salary savers who are frustrated by a government rule mandating they seek regulated advice before transferring out, research suggests.

Only 1% of savers have opted to cash in their pensions completely since the retirement 'freedom and choice' reforms took effect last month, according to the country's biggest retirement adviser.

A surge in demand post-RDR makes for positive headlines, but it also masks a bigger problem

New pensions minister Ros Altmann must continue with the package of bold reforms that her predecessor began and focus on encouraging a "rebirth of savings culture" in the UK, Michael Johnson has said.

Fraudsters masquerading as state-owned National Savings & Investments (NS&I) are cold calling retirees to offer the chance to invest in the government's market-leading ‘pensioner bonds'.