Investment

The government has released draft regulations to provide employees with greater control over their work scheme pensions.

The Department for Work and Pensions is offering money to not-for-profit organisations who can come up with the most creative and innovative ideas for encouraging working people to save for the future.

Pensions firm Scottish Equitable, has performed a facelift of its stakeholder products for both group and individual pensions.

Falling commission levels on pension products represents the greatest strain on the survival of financial adviser businesses, new research indicates.

A pensions expert says the buy-to-let market is set to boom, as a result of the potential tax advantages of putting their buy-to-let properties into pensions.

The latest quarterly business figures from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) paints a stagnant picture on pensions and long-term savings in the UK.

Pensions experts have highlighted the advice needed to guide retirement planning pointing to potential benefits provided by with-profits annuities as a method by which pensioners draw their money.

Work pension scheme contribution rates are on the increase but UK business still faces a potential £130bn shortfall, new research indicates.

Peer Matthew Oakeshott, the Liberal Democrats spokesman on work and pensions, has raised some concerns over the impact of Sipps on the pensions market.

Isa sales vastly improved in April compared with the previous month to rise by almost a third, but total funds under management are struggling to hold their ground as a result of lower institutional sales.