Retirement

Aberdeen Asset Management is to partner with pensions consultancy Hymans Robertson for a service which will see it use the firm's technology to target direct investors for the first time.

Steve Webb has warned that the Conservative government may target the £15bn salary sacrifice bill in its July emergency Budget.

The vast majority of people do not defer taking their state pension, despite most being financially able to do so, losing out on as much as £19,000 extra retirement cash, according to research by Fidelity.

The government will closely monitor the developing drawdown market following the introduction of pensions freedom and act to cap charges if necessary, Lord Freud has said.

Will people run out of cash in retirement?

Alan Higham shares his key pensions priorities

Former pensions minister Steve Webb will make a keynote speech at the upcoming Retirement Planner Forum and Awards on 17 June.

Advisers are once again being lined up to take the blame

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned an equity release and mortgage adviser for making illegitimate transfers totalling £1m.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on widening the definition of 'standard assets' for providers of self-invested personal pensions (SIPP) to cut the cost of incoming capital adequacy requirements.