Retirement

Retirement planning firm Intelligent Pensions has launched a pension transfer service for advisers wanting to help their clients transfer out of defined benefit (DB) schemes.

Professional Adviser's Armchair Critic takes a look at the Pension Wise website, and can't quite believe what he is (and isn't) reading...

Retirement specialist Just Retirement has partnered with wealth management technology firm GBST to power its new platform for retirement savings to be launched in the coming month.

Regardless of who is in power after the general election, higher earners are going to see their pension contributions taxed more heavily, according to analysis.

Was this the day advice proved its mettle?

A third of people who have already purchased an annuity intend to keep it despite government promises they can sell their right to the income for cash, according to a poll of 1,800 retirees.

Eliminating "hidden" pension charges will be a target for the Scottish National Party (SNP) following next month's general election, it has pledged in its manifesto.

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The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has called on the regulator to issue clear guidelines on adviser liability when handling pension transfers involving 'insistent' clients.

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