Investment

In this week's quick fire poll, we ask: Recent SHIP figures show equity release is experiencing some growth and this is expected to increase as more baby boomers retire without sufficient savings. If this growth continues, would you move into advising...

People living in the Somerset village of Hinton St George have the longest life expectancy in the country, according to research from Towers Watson.

AllianceBernstein has designed a capped drawdown product it says will give pensioners "breathing space" before they buy an annuity.

The UK savings crisis can be partly attributed to the lack of any government-led savings policy, a report by the Institute of Directors (IoD) argues.

Fiona Murphy asks: How are platforms evolving to meet the retirement space?

National Savings & Investments (NS&I) has announced it "does not expect" to reintroduce its popular Index-linked Savings Certificates in the current financial year.

Royal London Asset Management has been appointed to run a bond mandate for the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST).

Personal pension providers are exposing policyholders and millions of future auto-enrolled workers to significant governance failures, a lobby group has warned.

Seven industry bodies have written to Steve Webb strongly criticising the government's proposals on Guaranteed Minimum Pension equalisation and calling for equalisation guidance put forward in January to be scrapped.

Local council pensions have a total deficit of £54bn, equating to about £2,000 for every family in the country, according to research from the Taxpayers' Alliance.