Retirement

Chris Prior discusses the importance of developing professional connections in the equity release market

Fiona Murphy asks what the new paper on platforms could mean for SIPP operators

Natanje Holt looks at the issues facing the annuity market and asks what needs to be done to improve advice in this area.

Jeremy Pearson identifies the challenges for advisers in estate planning

iPipeline has launched an electronic common quotation form for annuities on its platform.

Women on average earnings who take career breaks could be damaging their pension by £4,680 a year, research reveals

MoretoSIPPs principal John Moret has called for a new regulatory framework for the SIPP market.

The SIPP industry remains divided on alternative investments with 47% of AMPS conference delegates believing they should be restricted to high net worth clients.

A former IFA has lost his challenge to overturn the Financial Ombudsman's ruling that he had given a client unsuitable pension advice, which ordered him to pay almost £50,000 in compensation.

Nucleus is set to expand the range of protection products available on the wrap to include inheritance tax and death-in-drawdown policies, among others.