Retirement

The 55% tax charge payable on pensions at death is too high and should be brought into line with the inheritance tax (IHT) regime, according to Standard Life.

Advisers on Webb’s life expectancy guidance plan

Dentons has developed an online application service for its self-invested personal pension (SIPP) products following adviser demand.

Was Budget 2014 the UK's 401k moment?

The Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP) has urged schemes to develop in-house income drawdown propositions rather than forcing members into the retail market.

Compulsory regulated pensions advice is not required for one segment of the retirement population, and would be too pricey for another, pensions minister Steve Webb said on Wednesday.

Standard Life has said its annuity business has fallen by half following changes to the rules around retirement announced in last month's Budget.

Almost everyone in the UK will fall short of their expectations of a financially secure retirement unless they take drastic action to adjust there savings, a wide reaching survey suggests.

Aegon has launched a non-advised digital service to help people better prepare for retirement by seeing the need for regular savings.

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