Retirement

Jargon Free Benefits founder Steve Bee has welcomed news that the government plans to legislate for the lifting of NEST's contribution cap and transfer restrictions in 2017, calling the limits "crazy" - and saying they should be removed today.

The government plans to legislate for the lifting of NEST's contribution cap and transfer restrictions in 2017.

The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) has picked Legal & General Investment Management to run two real estate mandates.

FIVE THINGS

Fiona Murphy goes through the results of this month's Inquiry and asks advisers how income drawdown is developing

Problem debt is on the increase among older clients. Fiona Murphy asks: What are the most common types of debt and how could this be mitigated in the advice process?

How platforms retain interest payments gained from client bank accounts has come under fire, yet many SIPP providers do the same practice. Fiona Murphy asks how this affects the SIPP market.

Vince Smith-Hughes looks at the tax benefits of using income drawdown

Andy James looks at how clients can make pension contributions in the most tax efficient way

Chris Prior highlights the issues advisers need to discuss with clients considering equity release