Retirement

The average compensation payout for a SIPP-related claim against failed IFAs rose almost 50% in 2014-15 against the previous 12 months, prompting a £20m interim levy on life and pensions advisers.

The government has introduced anti-avoidance measures to stop people using salary sacrifice to ‘lower' their salary to get around the lower annual allowance for high earners.

Seven out of eight of the National Employment Saving Trust's (NEST) investment funds have outperformed their benchmarks since its establishment in 2011.

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Pension savers withdrew £1.8bn from pots in the first two months following the opening up of the retirement income space, data from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has revealed.

Gregg McClymont, Labour's former pensions spokesman, has joined Aberdeen Asset Management as head of retirement savings.

The government should ensure a decent guaranteed income is the default option for defined contribution (DC) retirees, according to the Strategic Society Centre.