Retirement

In this quick-fire Retirement Poll we ask: Are you seeing a surge of interest in flexible drawdown, as Skandia as reported?

Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pension stories this week.

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The UK's state pension is the second worst in the developed world, with only Mexico giving OAPs a worse average salary replacement rate in retirement, a study has found.

Tax relief on retirement savings should be cut and pensioners should have to pay National Insurance contributions, according to a think tank.

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As many as 26% of people approaching the age of 50 have no pension or retirement savings, according to research published today.

Skandia has seen a rapid rise in the number of advisers writing flexible drawdown business on its pension platform, with figures up 200% in the past 12 months.

Scotland should avoid altering pensions tax relief if it becomes independent, the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF)has said.