Retirement

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) and Department of Health have signed a ‘statement of intent' focusing on the future development of the long-term care market.

Pensions minster Steve Webb has reiterated his commitment to implementing a cap on pension charges, saying "nothing has changed" as a result of responses to the official consultation.

More than half of advisers think they could struggle to meet demand from SMEs in relation to auto-enrolment this year, research from Now: Pensions has found.

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Prosperity Independent Financial Advisers and Stockbrokers has joined forces with investment specialist Brooks Macdonald Asset Management to give clients targeted access to their funds.

Advisers are being warned to commit to the auto-enrolment market now or risk missing an opportunity.

The planned cap on pension charges for auto-enrolment schemes, due to come in this April, has been shelved for at least 12 months, according to the FT.

The defined contribution (DC) pensions market will rocket to six times its 2012 value of £276bn assets under management (AUM) by 2030, according to the Pensions Institute (PI).

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