Retirement

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

Auto-enrolment has begun yet advisers aren't as involved as they should be. Where are the advice opportunities? Fiona Murphy reports.

Mike Morrison highlights some of the potential fallout from recent pension legislation

The administrator of the sales arm of the troubled Harlequin Property group has racked up fees of more than £28,000 in its first ten days in the role.

MPs on the Work and Pensions Committee have welcomed the government's move to ban consultancy charging on auto-enrolment schemes.

Hornbuckle Mitchell has posted a 5% revenue increase and 21% growth in year-on-year earnings for 2012, announced less than a month after the firm sold a controlling stake to two private investors.

The Treasury has claimed that the Equitable Life payments scheme is on track to close on schedule in 2014, despite claims it has been hit by delays and mistakes.

Pension provider Scottish Widows has been told it cannot reclaim almost £100,000 it mistakenly paid to a divorcee three years ago.

Partnership Assurance is to float on the London Stock Exchange.

Scottish Life is asking IFAs to consider whether to ‘strike now or later' on annuity advice.