Retirement

The latest consultation on the best way to calculate pension transfer values has been issued by the Government.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today authorised Paternoster as a life assurance company.

The secretary of state for work and pensions, John Hutton, has called for a cross-party consensus on pension reform in a debate in the House of Commons yesterday.

There has been a dramatic deterioration in the proportion of people saving for their retirement in the last twelve months, research from Scottish Widows reveals.

The Pension Protection Fund's medium term strategy reveals it plans to improve the speed at which cases are assessed and transferred into the fund.

The government should not be complacent about the risk of employers levelling down pension contributions if personal accounts are implemented.

Scottish Life has introduced a new online facility for its range of pension products.

The Pensions Regulator has provided additional guidance on summary funding statements.

The government plans to look into whether introducing auto-enrolment to employer schemes now can help tackle undersaving.

There's much talk around the industry about the development of wrap platforms and the impact they could have on intermediary businesses, as firms finally seem to be embracing the concept.