Investment

Charges on a government-backed UK infrastructure vehicle owned and run by UK pension funds will be capped at 0.5%, the Treasury has confirmed.

People need to take ownership of financial planning as the average retirement age increases, says an AXA Wealth spokesman.

Three of the country's largest pension schemes are in talks to join a lawsuit against Lloyds TSB directors for allegedly misleading investors over the Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) merger.

Over ten per cent of people who had planned to retire during 2012 are now making alternative arrangements, according to research from Prudential.

Aegon has been ordered to pay a customer £10,500 in compensation after it told him he would receive double the pension income he was actually due.

Andy Zanelli asks whether the deadline for fixed protection needs to be amended

The mortality rate in England and Wales continued to improve last year, prompting actuaries to warn of a knock-on effect on pensions.

Helen Morrissey takes a look through the latest Retirement Planner Inquiry and asks what challenges retirement advisers will be facing in the coming year

Retirement Planner's round up of the top pensions stories of the week.

Ministers and pension scheme representatives will meet every fortnight over the next three months to plan funding in UK infrastructure.