Retirement

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has issued four escalating penalty notices carrying a daily fine of between £50 and £10,000 against businesses that have failed to comply with their auto-enrolment (AE) obligations.

Income drawdown has become an increasingly popular option among advisers for clients with smaller retirement pots, as demand for the product surged overall post pension freedoms, research has suggested.

Aegon UK managing director David Macmillan is leaving the role and the country to take up a promotion with the group's US business.

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Annuity rates are at their lowest level for almost two years, but the proportion of enhanced contracts sold is increasing, according to the latest IRESS At Retirement report.

We are nearing the end, dear readers. After a week of hearty, healthy debate on whether percentage charging models are a "relic of a bygone era", we publish our experts' final statements. Who wins your vote?

Most people are unlikely to spend less of - or save more into - their pension as a direct result of the removal of the "punitive" 55% ‘death tax' earlier this month, according to research.

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Standard Life's UK business has reported a 5% increase in assets under administration (AUA) following net inflows of £1.5bn and "positive market movements".