Retirement

Mark Green discusses the role of parental settlement rules in tax planning

Since the coalition came to power in 2010, Steve Webb has been charged with the task of implementing auto-enrolment. Helen Morrissey spoke to the pensions minister about the first year of AE and challenges that lie ahead

Adrian Walker discusses the advice challenges and opportunities surrounding changes in capped drawdown limits

Martin Tilley discusses the issues facing advisers in the SIPP market

Anna Sofat talks through the advice issues thrown up when using income drawdown

Adviser commission on auto-enrolment pension schemes established before the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) could be scrapped under measures announced by the government.

Most over-45s are "wildly optimistic" by expecting to retire with almost half a million pounds in assets excluding their homes, says a report.

Billy Burrows examines what to look for when making decisions on retirement income

Fiona Murphy discusses the massive opportunities advisers have encountered in the first year of auto-enrolment

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