Retirement

A capacity crunch among providers trying to process requests to access to their pension pots is the biggest threat to the pension freedoms in the short term and risks creating disillusionment among consumers, The Pension Advisory Service (TPAS) chief...

Why ordinary savers will need more than Pension Wise

MGM Advantage is to offer retirees a selection of guarantee options on their annuity contracts.

The majority of people accessing their pensions for the first time will be overpaying tax, particularly if they withdraw large sums of cash, Prudential head of business development Vince Smith-Hughes has warned.

Most savers have no intention of taking on the risks of investing in equities once they have begun to draw their pension, research suggests.

Life, pensions and investment group Royal London is investigating the possibility of launching a 'new form' of with-profits product next year, as the number of traditional policyholders declines.

Five reasons I might sell my annuity

The Money Advice Service (MAS) directory of retirement advisers will shortly include a display of adviser fees and charges to help consumers compare and contrast, following a delay, its chief executive Caroline Rookes has said.

The government is being urged to ban defined benefit to (DB) to defined contribution (DC) pension transfers to minimise "complexity and confusion" once the 6 April retirement 'freedoms' are rolled out.

Troubled overseas property investment scheme Harlequin has put its headquarters up for sale.