Retirement

The current High Court case regarding pensions liberation does not have the scope to end the practice, a Chancery Division judge has warned.

Up to 55% of advisers have seen a rise in drawdown clients suffering cuts in income in the past 12 months according to MetLife research.

Business and compliance company SimplyBiz has launched a non-advised annuity referral service.

Steve Bee is calling for the simplification of pension tax relief, arguing all savings should be taxed at their deferred rate when drawn as income.

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

In this week's quick fire poll we ask: Are advisers risking a "great opportunity" unless they finalise and promote auto-enrolment propositions?

SIPP provider James Hay has expressed concern over a rise in queries to use flexible drawdown to strip out pension funds.

The cost of registering a lasting power of attorney (LPA) has been reduced from £130 to £110, the government has announced.

NEST Corporation, the trustee body that runs auto-enrolment pension scheme NEST, has been defrauded out of more than £1.4m, it has revealed.

Membership of private pensions has hit a new low, according to the Office for National Statistics.