Retirement

Around 1000 people are so far intending to take the Chartered Insurance Institute's new pensions simplification update course just one month after its launch.

A leading pension provider has again called for the implementation of ‘soft' compulsion as a means of solving the pensions crisis without limiting employee flexibility.

A report finds that despite reforms to the pension system, the cost of public sector schemes will continue to grow over the next 30 years.

An IFA firm has questioned a leading pensions provider on its methods for combining existing pension policies into one annuity contract.

The Inland Revenue has admitted there is confusion thrown up by pension commencement lump sums and scheme pensions in the run up to A-Day.

A pension specialist has endorsed the benefits of using Trustee Investment Plans within pension plans including a Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP).

Pension provider Scottish Equitable says a time-sensitive loophole could still make it possible to generate higher tax-free cash via a company pension scheme.

The Pensions Regulator has put out a consultation paper for its draft code of practice on trustee knowledge and understanding.

A leading charity organisation for pensioners has branded Gordon Brown's Budget speech a bribe for the elderly.

The Government has announced it will permanently dissolve charges for hospitalised pensioners.