Investment

Rowanmoor Pensions has launched a life assurance scheme for active members of its small self-administered schemes (SSAS) or family pension trusts (FPT).

Norwich Union has announced it will pay £2.1bn in bonuses to 1.1 million of its with-profits policyholders.

Threadneedle has bought the full service defined contribution (DC) pension business of investment manager Invesco Perpetual for an undisclosed sum.

Employers seeking to avoid paying money into employees' pensions can use occupational schemes to side step their obligations under personal accounts, warns Standard Life.

The Pensions Regulator has published guidance on voluntary employer engagement in group personal pensions (GPPs).

Pension schemes experienced their highest volatility levels since June 2001 last month, according to Aon Consulting.

As the issue of service standards becomes increasingly high profile providers must raise their game to avoid the possibility of government regulation. Helen Morrissey looks at what the industry is doing to improve matters

Time out of the workforce means that many women get a raw deal from the state pension system. Ian Naismith talks about what needs to be done to resolve this issue

Investment trusts hold many advantages for the investor planning for retirement. Sherry-Ann Sweeting goes through what they have to offer

Investment volatility can have a big impact on retirement planning. Ray Chinn discusses how advisers can get extra support