Retirement

SIPP complaints to the Financial Ombudsman recently faced a sharp increase. Why did this happen? Fiona Murphy reports.

In this week's quick-fire poll we ask: Should product providers send their at-retirement customers to a list of advisers to help them make better decisions about using their savings?

Enhanced annuity provider Partnership has reported a 24% increase in group pre-tax profits of £83m for 2013, up from £67m in 2012 but new business was down year-on-year, latest results show.

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Pensions minister Steve Webb has led a House of Commons defeat of a "deeply flawed" opposition amendment on charges in the Pensions Bill.

Progress on the annuities market, charges and defined ambition (DA) may have "stalled", the Work and Pensions Select Committee says.

Clive Cowdery, founder of The Resolution Group, and John Tiner, its CEO, have announced they will not stand for re-election as non-executive directors of the group at May's annual general meeting.

Product providers should send their at-retirement customers a list of advisers to help them make better decisions about using their savings, the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has suggested.

What do advisers want from this year's Budget?

Gaps are plaguing pensions, protection and now advice in general...