Retirement

Income

Having it all: Pensions freedom retirees want best of both worlds

Pensions freedom retirees want best of both worlds

clock 24 August 2015 •

Estate planning

When is a £1m nil rate band, not a £1m nil rate band?

When is a £1m nil rate band, not a £1m nil rate band?

clock 24 August 2015 •

Income

Second-hand annuity market needs 'strong controls and close policing'

Second-hand annuity market needs 'strong controls and close policing'

clock 24 August 2015 •

Your profession

Adviser noticeboard: Post-it note size stuff for IFAs

Post-it note size stuff for IFAs and paraplanners

clock 23 August 2015 • 2 min read

Tax Planning

Motorbike and leathers: Why spousal bypass trusts still have a place in estate planning

Why spousal bypass trusts still have a place in estate planning

clock 21 August 2015 •

Regulation

Talking Heads: Should advisers include 'cost of regulation' in fees breakdown?

Should advisers include 'cost of regulation' in fees breakdown?

clock 21 August 2015 • 5 min read

Retirement

Point, counterpoint: Henry Tapper responds to pension adviser's charge cap gripe

Are providers cutting advisers out of the group personal pension process to pocket the difference in charges? And is there anything wrong with that?

clock 20 August 2015 •

Income

Savers shift cash from pensions to bank accounts despite tax hit

Royal London is to heighten warnings it gives to pensions freedom retirees looking to encash their pots as hundreds of savers withdraw cash with the intention of keeping it in bank accounts.

clock 20 August 2015 •

Regulation

Phoenix appoints chairman to succeed Howard Davies

Closed book consolidator Phoenix Group has appointed a new chairman to succeed former Financial Services Authority chairman Sir Howard Davies.

clock 20 August 2015 •

Income

Are second-hand annuities a disaster waiting to happen?

Are second-hand annuities a disaster waiting to happen?

clock 19 August 2015 •