Investment

Advisers' search for fresh income streams in the midst of the credit crunch has hit a wall, statistics released by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) suggest.

Retirement savers are in the dark over annuity payouts, with one in five of those planning to retire within the next five years admitting they have no idea of the income they will receive from their company money purchase scheme.

PADA chief executive Tim Jones will join Ned Cazalet to speak at the TISA Retirement Savings Challenge conference.

The equity release market will double within five years as the Government becomes "actively engaged" in the sector, a panel of industry experts argues.

Fears of an impending recession mean around 1.5 million pensions savers have considered halting their contributions.

The pensions gender gap continues to narrow in 2008, but many women are still not saving enough for their retirement, according to Scottish Widows.

Royal London is eagerly waiting for vital clarification on the status of group personal pensions (GPPs) in the RDR, as well as hoping for further details on how professional standards will be established across the industry.

The main challenge for public pension reform is encouraging low to middle income workers into saving for retirement, research from B&CE Benefit Solutions suggests.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is considering options to relax rules which force firms winding up a pension scheme as part of a corporate restructure or demerger to fully cover liabilities.

I heard a cultural commentator say that Heavy Metal had fallen from grace as you don't hear it on the radio any more. But it is still there, and has a popular, dedicated following, as what you see is what you get. No need to reinvent itself.