Retirement

Self-invested personal pension provider Barnett Waddingham has launched a ‘Flexible SIPP' to meet what it said was demand from advisers.

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The government's latest Pensions Bill will be laid before parliament today but the timing for the introduction of defined ambition (DA) pensions couldn't be worse, Tom McPhail has said.

The majority of people approaching retirement want to get their ‘guaranteed guidance' from financial advisers or established consumer organisations not pension providers, research shows.

In this week's quick fire poll we ask: Is £17,500 a year enough for a 'comfortable' retirement?

IFAs are not at all confident in small and medium enterprises' (SMEs) ability to meet their auto-enrolment obligations, as just one in 100 advisers think businesses are well prepared for the move to work place pensions, according to a survey.

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

Steve Webb has hit out at Labour's plan to lower the auto-enrolment threshold, saying it would leave low earners with a pension of less than £2 a week at retirement.