Investment

Industry experts discuss some of the issues highlighted at our recent Retirement Planner Forum event

Trustees of final salary pension schemes should act to support their sponsor companies during the economic downturn, despite facing a £45bn annual shortfall, according to Aon Consulting.

Axa has launched its Save More Tomorrow pension plan, which automatically increases the level of contributions over the duration of the pension.

Defaqto has called for pensions educational programmes, after its own research found that 74pc of consumers have not sought any advice about planning for their retirement.

The value of defined contribution (DC) pensions has dived £157bn over the past year, according to research from Aon Consulting.

Threadneedle has boosted its Defined Contribution (DC) pensions team following the acquisition of Invesco Perpetual's DC business earlier in 2008.

European Pensions Management (EPM) has waived the the minimum £15,000 investment in its low-cost Funds SIPP until the end of the year, to accommodate investors who want to transfer small protected rights funds.

Around half a million women are set to benefit from rule changes which would enable them to claim a full state pension from April 2010.

Just Retirement's new business figures have fallen almost 4% over the past twelve months, with equity release making up the bulk of the business slowdown.

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