Retirement

In the latest Retirement Planner poll we gauge opinion on pensions minister Steve Webb's plan to allow retirees to sell their annuity contract for cash.

Andrea Rozario on the surge in demand for equity release and the opportunities for properly qualified advisers

A quarter of consumers plan to make paying down their debt a priority in the coming year, research by a financial services firm has found.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Association of Member-Directed Pension Schemes (AMPS) "are not on speaking terms" after last year's SIPP capital adequacy showdown - leaving providers with little or no support in the fight against pension...

Beleaguered supermarket Tesco is planning a cost-cutting drive which will see it suspend its dividend, close stores, and appoint a new UK CEO in a bid to reverse its fortunes.

Risk-managed funds will overtake annuities to become the preferred retirement income strategy over the next decade, according to an Aegon adviser survey.

The freedom to sell your annuity (read: The freedom to get screwed)

The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) and Citizens Advice have released job specs for people looking to provide pensions 'guidance' - with each organisation requesting different levels of desired pensions knowledge.

Adviser network Financial Ltd has received numerous applications from firms to join since a recruitment ban was lifted late last year, director Brian Galvin has said.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is to make further cuts to its operating budget in the coming financial year and has frozen its levy at £23.3m.