Investment

Pension transfer providers believe The Pensions Regulator (TPR) should issue guidance to trustees to simplify and speed up the process, according to a government report.

The sale of variable annuities and advice given to consumers will be closely scrutinised to limit potential mis-selling, a European Union (EU) pension body says.

Widespread errors in government estimates of life expectancy could end up costing taxpayers billions, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned.

John Whiting, tax director of the Office of Tax Simplification said taxing the state pension at source is a likely option as government look at ways to streamline the tax system for pensioners.

Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pension stories this week.

The government is assessing new types of pension scheme designed to even out the risks between employer and employee following the closure of many final salary pensions by private firms.

The removal of restrictions on protected rights brings both increased flexibility and risk to the annuity advice market.

A sixth of this year's retirees plan to depend entirely on the state pension but few know how much they will actually get, Prudential research has found.

In this week's quick fire poll we ask: Could pre-funded long-term care insurance products come back into fashion if they had an annuity underpin?

LV= retirement business has increased sales by 15% to £142m and profits by 20% to £33.7m in the last year, business results have revealed.