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Aviva has reported a profit after tax of £776m for the first half of this year, turning around a £624m loss for the half year 2012 - but said UK life operating profit fell.

Higher rate pension tax relief has been described as being in "its final days" and of "minimal value from a social perspective" by one adviser.

National IFA and employee benefits consultancy LEBC Group (LEBC) has auto-enrolled its staff a year ahead of its staging date.

Just Retirement's total annual annuity sales reached £1.34bn in 2012/2013, 12.5% up year on year.

A fully digital independent advisory business has launched a 'pensions predictor' tool to provide clarity over the impact of pension charges.

In this week's quick-fire Retirement Planner poll we ask: Could 'self-regulation' in the annuity market fail, as the FCA has warned in its latest paper?

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

The number of over-60s getting divorced each year has soared since the mid-1990s, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.

Legal & General (L&G) has signalled its intention to become a "major player" in delivering low cost passive investment solutions to UK retail clients as the group saw profits rise 13% in the first half of the year.