Retirement

The number of suspicious pension transfer requests with suspected links to liberation fraud is spiralling and the government must act decisively on the issue, Aviva has said.

More than half of couples over the age of 40 are at risk of leaving one partner penniless in retirement in the event that the other one dies because they have failed to sort their financial affairs.

The latest digital edition of Retirement Planner is now available to read online.

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.