Retirement

Members of the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) will now have access to a new mediation service to settle disputes.

Proposals for the funding of pension scheme deficits could cost employers up to £27bn, claims research from the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA).

Clear, credible financial advice is an important factor in encouraging low and medium earners to save, claims Stephen Timms, minister for pensions reform.

Work and pensions Secretary John Hutton has this morning admitted the National Pensions Saving Scheme is designed to cut out independent financial advice.

IFAonline is launching an exciting new service next week which gives you the chance to put questions to minister for pension reform Stephen Timms MP.

Details of the anti-avoidance rule to stop the recycling of tax-free cash published by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), has been described as "mind-numbingly complex" and very complicated by the pensions industry.

Most intermediaries are confident of an up-turn in business come A-Day new research reveals.

More than eight million homeowners have an estate worth more than the current Inheritance Tax (IHT) threshold of £275,000, claims new research from Scottish Widows.

The Capital Tax Office and the Treasury are still unable to agree on how inheritance tax (IHT) will apply to pensions eight weeks before A-Day, IFAonline has learnt.

A consultation published by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) on the proposed European Directive on the portability of occupational pensions, suggests it could cost employers and employees an extra £210m a year in contributions.