Retirement

A pensions legal expert has warned advisers failure to update clients on new choices available post A-Day, including Open Annuity, could lead to a charge of mis-selling further down the line.

Yorkshire Building Society is launching a new savings account which specifically targets pensioners.

Scottish Equitable has revealed its intention to launch an Open Market Option annuity system on its extranet within a fortnight.

Pensions specialist Clerical Medical has created an A-Day protection calculator for financial advisers on its IFA website.

Pension experts have called for politicians to leave matters concerning pensions by the formation of a permanent ‘Pension Committee" instead.

A pensions expert has called for the individual employee savings pots, encouraged by employers, rather than employer-led pension funds to become the way forward.

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Alan Johnson, along with chairman of the Employer Task Force, Sir Peter Davis, will launch a new pensions website this week.

A pension specialist has sounded an urgent call for clarity on new Pensions Protection Fund (PPF) regulations, as new rules are just six weeks away.

Alan Johnson, work and pensions secretary, has outlined six principles against which future reform of the pensions system will be benchmarked, which signal the government is prepared to go all the way and abolish future pension commitments, especially...

Demand is running high for ideas and explanations of how property can be incorporated into SIPPs come A-Day, says Winterthur Life.