Retirement

Scottish Widows have added income drawdown to its Individual Buy Out plan, or Section 32 (S32) deferred annuity.

Despite a lack of cross-party interaction, the opposition have agreed to take government comments about building a pensions consensus at face value.

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has published a summary of responses to it's consultation on Inheritance Tax (IHT) and pensions.

New accounting standard rules are encouraging employers to come up with more innovative ways to manage defined benefit (DB) pension liabilities.

One fifth of the population believe they can survive on a retirement fund of less than £50,000, equivalent to £44.24 a week.

The Pensions Regulator has released the latest module for it's ‘Trustee Toolkit' e-learning programme.

People postponing retirement saving until the white paper reforms come into effect in 2012 could lose up to 50% of their income.

Advisers taking on the role of scheme administrators may have less time than they think to complete Accounting for Tax forms.

Financial education in the workplace could help members to gain double tax relief on their occupational pensions, claims JPMorgan Invest.

The deregulatory review of pension legislation is one of the most important parts of the white paper, claims David Willetts MP.