Retirement

In this week's quick fire Retirement Planner poll we ask: Should we have interim capital adequacy rules for self-invested personal pension operators?

The Financial Conduct Authority should introduce an interim amendment to the self-invested personal pension (SIPP) capital adequacy rules, delegates heard.

Police and regulatory action against pension liberation fraud is making progress, although much of the work is still taking place behind the scenes, delegates heard.

Just Retirement has said that it plans to enter the long-term care market within the next few months.

Pointon York is to use the Origo Options Transfer service on all pension transfer business it conducts.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said it is "open and neutral" on whether getting regulated advice when buying an annuity is necessary.

The proposed European Union (EU) financial transactions tax (FTT) will hit the pensions and investments of millions of hard-working people, warns a leading financial adviser.

Advisers and agents selling clients investments in Caribbean villas run by Harlequin Property received commissions of up to 15%, according to a lawyer close to the situation.

The consumer group which monitors financial services for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has called for a review of the growing direct to consumer annuity market.

A European pensions authority is investigating the viability of creating a single market for personal pension products across the continent.