Retirement

ANNUITIES

Lloyds Banking Group is back in the black after announcing a profit before tax of £2.1bn for the six months to the end of June - and said it is on course to target IFA clients orphaned by the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

Huge swathes of the population risk missing out on pension contributions because they do not qualify for auto-enrolment.

The UK population above retirement age has grown faster than any other cohort over the last decade, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has launched 89 investigations into possible non-compliance with auto-enrolment (AE) duties by large employers.

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

In this week's quick-fire poll we ask: Do you advise on QROPS?

Even affluent households are concerned about generating sufficient retirement income according to research from Close Brothers Asset Management.

Liberty SIPP's John Fox puts forward his view on SIPP cash commissions.

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has launched a search for at-retirement providers to help develop a range of services for defined contribution (DC) savers.