Retirement

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

Awareness of auto-enrolment among intermediaries has improved since 2012, but knowledge gaps still remain among small business advisers, The Pensions Regulator (TPA)has said.

In this week's quick fire poll we ask: Would you like to see 'defined ambition' pensions?

Insurance giant Legal & General (L&G) has reported increased operating profit of £1,087m following double digit sales growth.

Andrew Meeson and Peter Spencer Bradley have been jailed for eight and half years each for their roles in a £5m pension tax fraud dubbed by a judge as "stealing money hand over fist".

Pensions minister Steve Webb has reiterated his interest in providing guaranteed returns in defined contribution schemes to create of risk-sharing ‘defined ambition' vehicles, describing it as a "stunning sales pitch".

Disgraced former tax boss Andrew Meeson - found guilty of a £5m pensions tax fraud and jailed for 8.5 years - has been linked to two alleged pensions liberation cases.

Former tax boss Andrew Meeson and his business associate Peter Bradley have been found guilty of a £5m pension fraud.

The coalition government's staggered changes to tax law means advisers can boost their proposition by offering annual tax and pension reviews, according to Standard Life.

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