Retirement

Towry has been ordered to pay compensation plus £250 for causing distress to a retiree after the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) ruled one of its advisers gave unsuitable advice by failing to inform her of a change in pension legislation affecting small...

The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) - one of the bodies tasked by the government with delivering free and independent guidance on retirees' options - has outlined its plans for how it would be done.

The guidance guarantee should be delivered as a process with various touch points not a one-off token conversation, the chief executive of the Citizens Advice Bureau has said.

SIPP due diligence: Six new questions to ask

In this week's quick fire Retirement Planner poll we ask: Should SIPPs go into Peer to Peer lending?

In this week's Retirement Planner news round-up we highlight five key stories you might have missed over the past seven days.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is looking again at a decision against self-invested personal pension (SIPP) provider Berkeley Burke that lawyers at the time called a "game changer" for the SIPP market.

Prudential has topped the Financial Ombudsman Service's (FOS) list of most complained about pension firms after consumer gripes against the firm were up 2% on the previous half year.

Stephen Lowe takes a look at the recent Budget changes and highlights the need for more customer protection.

Whether you're a social media star or Luddite, Fiona Murphy outlines the latest FCA rules on making sure your communications do not breach the regulator's new rules.