Retirement

Steve Webb believes his most notable achievement in five years as pensions minister has been the state pension reforms but fears his infamous Lamborghini comment could be his legacy.

Legal & General (L&G) is to buy equity release provider New Life Home Finance (Newlife) for £5m.

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The number of people who stop paying contributions into auto-enrolment schemes after the opt-out window has increased by more than 50% at schemes run by provider Aegon.

The government's pensioner bond scheme is to run for a further three months, the Chancellor has confirmed.

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Standard Life has declared its intention to build a major national financial advice business by agreeing to acquire wealth management firm Pearson Jones from Skipton Building Society.

AJ Bell has called for simplification of the rules governing uncrystallised funds pension lump sums (UFPLS) and said demand for the option may not exist in the retail market.

Proposals to let defined benefit (DB) members with small pots transfer out without taking advice are supported by the industry, according to research carried out by Professional Adviser sister title, Professional Pensions.