Retirement

A takeover deal between equity release specialist Bower Retirement Services and IFA Sixty Plus has been dropped after the advice firm decided to pull out.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) will soon protect the total value of people's annuities, it has confirmed.

Citizens Advice has issued a stark pension fraud warning just days after freedom and choice came into force stating retirees are being increasingly targeted by ever more sophisticated scammers.

An IFA standing for the UK Independence Party (UKIP) at this year's general election has said financial education and the provision of quality advice to the mass market will form part of his campaign ahead of the publication of the party's manifesto next...

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Most people in the pensions industry are hoping for a Tory victory on 7 May, according to research from Professional Adviser's sister title Professional Pensions.

Provider Standard Life has been dealing with unprecedented levels of client contact since pensions freedom came into force on 6 April.

Eligible jobholders with tax-protected pension savings are no longer required to be automatically enrolled (AE) under government amendments to draft legislation.

Retirement Planner has launched a new website dedicated to keeping advisers up to speed with the latest pension changes.

Pension transfer specialist Origo is to launch an automated defined contribution (DC) bulk transfer service this autumn.