Retirement

The self-invested personal pension (SIPP) market is in a ‘Mexican stand-off' situation with the regulator as it awaits capital adequacy regulation and the outcome of the third thematic review, a provider has said.

Defined ambition proposals could open the door to more flexible drawdown as master trusts provide both accumulation and decumulation vehicles, The Pensions Regulator says.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has launched the first comprehensive review of the UK's retirement needs.

Prudential has reported a 25% fall in the sale of its with-profits bonds, which it attributes to a fall in the number of bank advisers who were major distributors of the product.

A tool designed to help advisers project-manage their employer clients through auto-enrolment - and set an appropriate fee for doing so - has been launched by Scottish Widows.

How to monetise the mammoth job of helping firms reach auto-enrolment staging

Pension PlayPen has launched a free comparison tool to rate and compare quotes from all the main pension providers.

Liberty SIPP has reduced its offering to a single self-invested personal pension (SIPP) - Liberty Option SIPP.

Companies could be forced to funnel another £250bn into their final salary pension schemes over the next decade because of ultra-low interest rates and QE, according to a report.

Advisers are being invited to sign up to a free-to-view public directory which aims to connect pre-retirees with brokers to help them secure a better pension income.