Investment

Standard Life's UK life and pensions sales plummeted 25% in the final three months of 2008 as the financial crisis gripped the nation.

Schemes have increased life expectancy assumptions used for funding valuations by 11 months in reaction to regulatory pressure, Mercer says.

The Equitable Life fiasco reiterates the importance of impartial advice after customers following sales staff's recommendations are still not guaranteed their money back.

Scottish Life has launched an investment proposition for pensions which it hopes will help advisers comply with FSA requirements.

More than a quarter of closed final salary schemes will switch existing members to defined contribution plans as a direct result of the economic crisis, research shows.

Allowing limited early access to pension pots could boost aggregate retirement savings by up to £400bn, a Pensions Policy Institute research report finds.

If there was a competition to come up with history's ultimate oxymoron, then we would have to go a long way to beat pensions simplification.

Thousands of women face a major re-think of their retirement plans after a warning many remain in the dark about forthcoming changes to their state pension.

More than 85% of retirees will find it difficult to access professional annuity advice because their pension pots are too small, research suggests.

Final payouts on Norwich Union with-profits funds could be down up to 15% on last year although regular bonus rates have been held on conventional policies.